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CVE-2016-5312

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CVE-2016-5312 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Symantec Messaging Gateway versions prior to 10.6.2. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by manipulating the 'sn' parameter within the charting component. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it has a low attack complexity and requires authentication, but successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality impact by allowing access to sensitive system files. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
53.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40437 · Sep 28, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5370 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 21,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71
ExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/40437
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/93148
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036908
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
symantec.com / security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp
Vendor Advisory