Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9, when installed on an unpatched…
Priority LOW 38CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9, when installed on an unpatched Windows Server 2003 R2 platform, allows remote attackers to bypass policy settings via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02354 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmgg-9f6f-p4wr
References
More Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-13377 Improper authentication in Symantec Critical System Protection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-02770 The Agent Control Interface in the management server in Symantec Critical System… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2015-07245 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Management Server in Symantec Embedded Security… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2015-06764 SQL injection vulnerability in the Management Server in Symantec Embedded Security… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07244 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Management Server in Symantec Embedded Security… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2014-06072 SQL injection vulnerability in the management server in Symantec Critical System… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-5016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-5016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmgg-9f6f-p4wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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