The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files, related to a "file inclusion" issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.59287 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc3m-8f73-v5rj
References
More Symantec Web Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00284 The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-02563 The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-00286 The file-management scripts in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-06068 The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-04386 SNMPConfig.php in the management console in Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) before 5.2.1… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-02583 The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-2957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc3m-8f73-v5rj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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