CVE-2015-5692

Severity: high (CVSS 7.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% 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-264

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.

Affected products

Symantec Web Gateway: through 5.2.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76726
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-15-443/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76726
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-15-443/

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