VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-3579

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.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.9EPSS 40.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0: 7.9 HIGHAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 40.21% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 August 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: symantec/messaging gateway
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 40.2% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-21136 source ↗	Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5/9.5.1 - SSH Default Password Security Bypass (Metasploit)linux · Metasploit	remote	30 August 2012	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.