CVE-2019-12751 Privilege escalation in Symantec Messaging Gateway
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway to gain elevated access to protected resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12751?
CVE-2019-12751 is a critical vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway, published on 11 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Messaging Gateway, prior to 10.7.1, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12751?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Message Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Messaging Gateway
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3hv-22gr-7q5j.