Norton App Lock, prior to 1.4.0.503, may be susceptible to a bypass exploit.
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Norton App Lock, prior to 1.4.0.503, may be susceptible to a bypass exploit. In this type of circumstance, the exploit can allow the user to circumvent the app to prevent it from locking other apps on the device, thereby allowing the individual to gain access.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Norton AppLock (Symantec): 1.4.0.503
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Norton AppLock (Symantec) Fixed in 1.4.0.503
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18373
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5q9-m5vf-rjm9
References
More Symantec Norton App Lock vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05642 Incorrect authorization in Symantec Norton App Lock CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2017-11356 Improper authentication in Symantec Norton App Lock CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2018-12981 Norton App Lock prior to 1.4.0.445 can be susceptible to a bypass exploit. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2018-03799 Norton App Lock prior to version 1.3.0.329 can be susceptible to a bypass exploit. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2018-03796 Norton App Lock prior to v1.3.0.332 can be susceptible to a bypass exploit. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2019-18373 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18373 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v5q9-m5vf-rjm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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