Improper authentication in Symantec Critical System Protection
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Symantec Critical System Protection (CSP), versions 8.0, 8.0 HF1 & 8.0 MP1, may be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can potentially allow a threat actor to circumvent existing authentication controls.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01672 76th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symantec | Critical System Protection (CSP) | 8.0; 8.0 HF1; 8.0 MP1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Critical System Protection (CSP) VendorSymantec Affected 8.0; 8.0 HF1; 8.0 MP1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:8.0.0:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 hotfix1 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:8.0.0:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 mp1 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:8.0.0:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 hotfix1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:8.0.0:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 mp1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j5m-96p7-j6g4
References
More Symantec vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04157 Command injection in Symantec Messaging Gateway KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2009-01353 The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2017-04156 The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2012-00284 The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-02539 Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus 10.1 and Client Security 3.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-02563 The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2019-18374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j5m-96p7-j6g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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