Antivirus vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

Product32 versions
The short answer

Antivirus is made by Symantec. We track 15 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 32 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. Symantec lists newer releases under their own names, such as Antivirus Scan Engine, so check those pages too.

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Other names

Is Antivirus listed under other names? Yes.

Symantec also lists Antivirus under more specific names, such as Antivirus Scan Engine and Antivirus Central Quarantine Server. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Known exploited

Which Antivirus vulnerabilities are being exploited?

This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.

None of Antivirus's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which Antivirus flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 88%

    The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2), as used in Symantec System Center (SSS); Symantec AntiVirus Server; Symantec AntiVirus Central Quarantine Server; Symantec...

    CVSS10.0Published29 Apr 2009
  2. 35%

    HDNLRSVC.EXE in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service) in Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10,...

    CVSS9.3Published31 Jan 2011
  3. 6.0%

    The decomposer engine in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.0, Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x, and Symantec Scan Engine (SSE) before...

    CVSS9.3Published14 Nov 2012
  4. 5.1%

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec...

    CVSS7.9Published31 Jan 2011
  5. 4.2%

    Symantec Reporting Server, as used in Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) Corporate Edition 10.1 before 10.1 MR8 and 10.2 before 10.2 MR2, Symantec Client Security (SCS) before 3.1 MR8, and the Symantec Endpoint Protection...

    CVSS5.0Published30 Apr 2009
  6. 4.0%

    Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allows...

    CVSS9.3Published31 Jan 2011
  7. 3.3%

    The GetStringAMSHandler function in prgxhndl.dll in hndlrsvc.exe in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service) in Intel Alert Management System (AMS), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate...

    CVSS5.0Published22 Dec 2010
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We track 15 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Antivirus, across 32 versions.

None of Antivirus's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

Symantec also lists Antivirus under more specific names, such as Antivirus Scan Engine and Antivirus Central Quarantine Server. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Antivirus. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.