Local persistence via hijackable COM registry reference
Published Jan 28, 2026 · Updated Jan 28, 2026
COM hijacking in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client 14.3 allows local users to establish persistence. The client resolves a hijackable COM reference through the Windows Registry, allowing attacker-controlled code to load, but Broadcom has not disclosed the affected COM class, registry key, or component. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can alter client behavior or interrupt availability; confidentiality impact is not reported.
Summary
What happened
COM hijacking in Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client 14.3 allows local users to establish persistence. The client resolves a hijackable COM reference through the Windows Registry, allowing attacker-controlled code to load, but Broadcom has not disclosed the affected COM class, registry key, or component. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can alter client behavior or interrupt availability; confidentiality impact is not reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-13919
- Published
- Jan 28, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Brocade Communications Systems
- Product
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Client
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1546.015
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=14.3.12154.10000
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