THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-3579
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-3579

Messaging Gateway vulnerability

CVSS
7.9
EPSS
40.2%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.
Affected vendor
Symantec
Affected product
Messaging Gateway
CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2012-08-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable from an adjacent network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 40.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-3579

  • Confirm whether Symantec Messaging Gateway is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-3579.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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