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CVE-2019-9699· NVD / CVE Program· CNA symantec

Symantec Messaging Gateway (prior to 10.7.0), may be susceptible to an information disclosure issue, which is a type of vulnerability that c

Symantec Messaging Gateway (prior to 10.7.0), may be susceptible to an information disclosure issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could potentially allow unauthorized access to data.

MediumCVSS 4.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Oct 24, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 39th percentile
CWE
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Action score

18

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
symantecmessaging gateway

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • symantec messaging gatewaybefore 10.7.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (symantec). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Symantec Symantec Messaging Gateway

    • Prior to 10.7.0affected

Same product

symantec: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-6326The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain
    62This week
  • CVE-2012-3579Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers t
    43Plan
  • CVE-2016-5312Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to
    42Plan
  • CVE-2018-12242The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that
    40Plan
  • CVE-2012-4347Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2018-12243The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to a XML external entity (XXE) exploit, which is a type of issue w
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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