The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before…
Priority LOW 37CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 obtain root-shell access via crafted terminal-window input.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00667 52nd 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:7:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.6.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 3 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 4 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 5 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 6 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.6.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 4 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 6 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2204
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc6m-525w-93h4
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-2016-2204 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2204 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc6m-525w-93h4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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