CVE-2020-12594 Privilege escalation in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
A malicious authenticated privileged CLI user can escalate privileges to gain full control over the Symantec Messaging Gateway appliance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12594?
CVE-2020-12594 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG), published on 10 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation flaw allows a malicious, authenticated, privileged CLI user to escalate their privileges on the system and gain full control over the SMG appliance. This affects SMG prior to 10.7.4.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12594?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Symantec Messaging Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
- CVE-2014-0160 OpenSSL Information Disclosure
- CVE-2024-23614 Symantec Messaging Gateway Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-23615 Symantec Messaging Gateway Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2021-30651 Information disclosure in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
- CVE-2020-12595 Information disclosure in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w26-5ccg-87xc.