CVE-2016-2204 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices prior to version 10.6.1. This flaw allows highly privileged local users to gain root-shell access through specially crafted input within the management console's terminal window. With a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.