SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-12242

The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.95%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.95% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
symantec/messaging gateway
Source
secure@symantec.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.