CVE-2018-12240 json
The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type…
published 2018-08-29 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-4218
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.
Patch / fix
- symantec norton_password_manager 5.3.0.976
Exploit prediction
1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Symantec Corporation Norton Identity Safe for Android
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
support.symantec.com
/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html
mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/105146
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12240
- NVD CVE-2018-12240
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