CVE-2015-5693 describes a command injection vulnerability in the management console of Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances running software versions prior to 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through "traffic capture" functionalities. With a CVSS score of 7.9, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited by an authenticated attacker over the network with medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.