Critical severity · published Sep 19, 2018
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…
9.8
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MG
Messaging Gateway · Symantec
before 10.6.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12242
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329
Vendor Advisory
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html
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