CVE-2015-5692

HighCVSS 7.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.9/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 20, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-5692: High severity, CVSS 7.9 | Vulnix