CVE-2018-12242

moderate-risk

Published 2018-09-19

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.

Do I need to act?

6.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Messaging Gateway

Affected Vendors

Symantec

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329

Vendor Advisory https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329

Vendor Advisory https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 9/34 · Low

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal