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CVE-2017-15532

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Prior to 10.6.4, Symantec Messaging Gateway may be susceptible to a path traversal attack (also known as directory traversal). These types of attacks aim to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. By manipulating variables, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on the file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files.

Affected products

• Symantec Messaging Gateway: before 10.6.4 — fixed in 10.6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102096
• https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171220_00
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102096
• https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171220_00

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