HIGH
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges
Published Apr 22, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.06%
Description
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.06% 0.07060
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07060
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.06% (0.07060) | 94.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.06% (0.07060) | 93.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 29.57% (0.29571) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 33.48% (0.33478) | 96.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 20, 2025 | 37.93% (0.37928) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.48% (0.33478) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.92% (0.24916) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.48% (0.33478) | 96.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 42.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 41.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 39.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 81.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 79.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 58.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner symantec
Published Apr 22, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 2, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2203
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a