CVE-2017-6327
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Symantec Messaging Gateway Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
The Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.3-267 can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process. In this type of occurrence, after gaining access to the system, the attacker may attempt to elevate their privileges.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 36% (percentile: 98) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-77
Affected products
symantec: message gateway
References
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=secur… Vendor Advisory
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=secur… Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/28 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100135 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42519/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/28 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100135 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42519/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017… US Government Resource