CVE-2012-2953
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to...
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.
- Record
CVE-2012-2953- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.
- Record
CVE-2012-2953- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2931 No score
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2931- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxg9-3cxj-rj2h No score
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to...
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.
- Record
GHSA-vxg9-3cxj-rj2h- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 - 'pbcontrol.php' Root Remote Code Execution | 2012-07-24 |
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.18 - 'pbcontrol.php' Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2012-07-27 |
| Metasploit | Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.18 pbcontrol.php Command Injection | 2012-07-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2953 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Symantec Web Gateway, published July 23, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.