CVE-2017-6327 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Symantec Messaging Gateway versions prior to 10.6.3-267. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, potentially leading to full system compromise and privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. It is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit code (EDB-42519), garnering substantial community and media attention, including being targeted by state-sponsored actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.6.3-267CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:message_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.