{"id":"CVE-2015-5690","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-5690","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:51:07.326Z","title":"The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a \"redirect.\"","description":"The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a \"redirect.\"","published":"2015-09-20T20:59:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:29:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@symantec.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":8.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["symantec/web gateway"],"epss":{"score":0.03505,"percentile":0.891,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76725","source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625","source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/","source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76725","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5690","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}