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CVE-2025-13917: Elevation of Privileges in Web Security Services (WSS) Agent
WSS Agent, prior to 9.8.5, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Symantec Web Security Services Agent 9.8 | See the advisory |
| Symantec Web Security Services Agent 9.8 | Not affected |
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What it is
WSS Agent, prior to 9.8.5, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 10 Oct 2026.