CVE-2018-12240

5.9 mediumEPSS 1.1%

Medium (5.9) in symantec norton password manager. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 66% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-798
Published: 2018-08-29
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

symantec:norton_password_manager

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html

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