CVE-2017-6326
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- symantec
Description
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.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 42251 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By symantec
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 72.8% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 10.0.
Weakness
- Remote Code Execution
Affected products
Symantec Corporation · Messaging Gateway
- affected All versions prior to version 10.6.3
References (4)
- 1038785 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 42251 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 98893 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20170621_00 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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