CVE-2018-12240: Symantec Norton Password Manager

Medium severity, CVSS 5.9. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Symantec Norton Password Manager: before 5.3.0.976 (fixed in 5.3.0.976)

Published 2018-08-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.