CVE-2016-2205

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file-download configuration file in the management console in Symantec Workspace Streaming (SWS) 7.5.x before 7.5 SP1 HF9 and 7.6.0 before 7.6 HF5 and Symantec Workspace Virtualization (SWV) 7.5.x before 7.5 SP1 HF9 and 7.6.0 before 7.6 HF5 allows remote authenticated users to read unspecified application files via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Symantec Workspace Streaming: 7.5.0, 7.5.0-sp1, 7.6.0
Symantec Workspace Virtualization: 7.5.0, 7.5.0-sp1, 7.6.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89395
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036262
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036263
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_00
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89395
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036262
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036263
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_00

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