The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0706 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 patch3 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 patch5 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 patch7 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 patch3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 patch5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 patch7 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4px-29jm-36xf
References
More Symantec Messaging Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04156 The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2012-03102 Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.9
- TI-2016-04608 Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-03702 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2018-08781 Improper authentication in Symantec Messaging Gateway CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-05122 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Autonomy KeyView IDOL before 10.16, as used in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-2203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4px-29jm-36xf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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