COM Hijacking Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Enables Persistence

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: Symantec Corporation

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-28

Last Modified

2026-01-28

Generated

2026-07-07

AI Q&A

2026-01-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-13919

EUVD

EUVD-2025-206456

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
symantec	endpoint_protection	to 14.3.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-427	The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a COM Hijacking issue in Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3. It allows an attacker to establish persistence and evade detection by hijacking COM references in the Windows Registry.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can maintain persistent access to a system and avoid detection by security software, potentially leading to unauthorized control or manipulation of the affected system.

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