The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- 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 remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via crafted input to an application script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02782 86th 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-2012-2977
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g79j-5p9g-cvwr
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-2012-02566 The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2012-2977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g79j-5p9g-cvwr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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