CVE-2015-5692

high
Published 2015-09-20 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.9
VIR risk
7.9

Description

admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@symantec.com — http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
symantecweb_gateway{"endIncluding":"5.2.2"}

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.