CVE-2015-5690

Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

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 bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."

Affected products

Symantec Web Gateway: through 5.2.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76725
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76725
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/

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