Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12240
CVE-2018-12240
Description
The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.
Affected products
2- Range: <5.3.0.976
- Symantec Corporation/Norton Identity Safe for Androidv5Range: Prior to 5.3.0.976
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.htmlnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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