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CVE-2012-2957

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 59.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files, related to a "file inclusion" issue.

Affected products

• Symantec Web Gateway: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/108471
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54429
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120720_00
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77113
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/108471
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54429
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120720_00
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77113

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