Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Norton App Lock - CVE-2019-18373
Published: November 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22886
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18373
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a security-bypass vulnerability. An administrator with physical access can circumvent the app to prevent it from locking other apps on the device and gain access to the target system.
Affected software
Norton App Lock
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18373
Install updates from vendor's website.
Norton App Lock - update to 1.4.0.503