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CVE-2005-2017

Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the "Scan for viruses" option, which launches a help window with raised privileges, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2002-1540.

Published: Aug 30, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (1)

Vendor Product Version
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.1.1000

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-fx5q-wj25-89h6

Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the "Scan for...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 10.0 / 10
EPSS Score 1.69%

Top 25% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 40.5 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub