The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtai…

published 2017-06-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15387

cvss: 10.0; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 72.8%; EPSS 72.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.

Timeline

2017-04-26 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/symantec_messaging_gateway_exec)
2017-06-26 Published

Exploit prediction

72.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/linux/http/symantec_messaging_gateway_exec Symantec Messaging Gateway Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2017-04-26
EDB-42251 Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.2-7 - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2017-06-26

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	10.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Symantec Corporation Messaging Gateway

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/42251/
exploit
symantec.com /security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20170621
mitigation, vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1038785
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/98893
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-6326
NVD CVE-2017-6326

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Summary