CVE-2016-6591
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if...
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2016-6591- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2016-6591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7509 No score
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7509- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm35-85mm-9382 No score
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if...
A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.
- Record
GHSA-xm35-85mm-9382- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6591 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Symantec Norton App Lock, published January 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.