The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which…
Priority HIGH 81Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.72759 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6326
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pf7-r489-5rgm
References
More Symantec Messaging Gateway vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2016-02012 The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-6326 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6326 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pf7-r489-5rgm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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