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A Norton Remove \u0026 Reinstall update, version 4.4.0.58, has been released which addresses the aforementioned vulnerability.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.00383,"percentile":0.32589,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2017-09-27T15:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:04:58Z","products":[{"vendor":"norton","product":"remove_\\\u0026_reinstall"},{"vendor":"symantec corporation","product":"norton remove \u0026 reinstall"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory\u0026pvid=security_advisory\u0026year=\u0026suid=20170926_00","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Mitigation","VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100939","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13676"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w85q-f77r-393q"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-13676","description":"Norton Remove \u0026 Reinstall can be susceptible to a DLL preloading vulnerability. 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