Component Object Model (COM) Hijacking in Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a COM Hijacking vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker attempts to establish persistence and evade detection by hijacking COM references in the Windows Registry.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client (Broadcom) Fixed in 14.3.12167.10000
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client — support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-…
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-12720 Elevation of Privileges in Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows ClientPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13919
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76fr-3xrv-xw26
References
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- TI-2018-01178 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-13919 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13919 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76fr-3xrv-xw26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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