What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-18380?

CVE-2019-18380 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Industrial Control System Protection CVE-2019-18380

MEDIUM

Improper Authentication (CWE-287)

2019-12-09 secure@symantec.com

Authentication Bypass Industrial Control System Protection

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 09, 2019 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Symantec Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP), versions 6.x.x, may be susceptible to an unauthorized access issue that could potentially allow a threat actor to create or modify application user accounts without proper authentication.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Symantec Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP), versions 6.x.x, may be susceptible to an unauthorized access issue that could potentially allow a threat actor to create or modify application user accounts without proper authentication. Affected products include: Symantec Industrial Control System Protection.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.