CVE-2015-5690
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0...
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."
- Record
CVE-2015-5690- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."
- Record
CVE-2015-5690- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5639 No score
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."
- Record
EUVD-2015-5639- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74xp-r998-p3xg No score
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0...
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."
- Record
GHSA-74xp-r998-p3xg- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5690 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Symantec Web Gateway, published September 20, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.50%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1033625
securityfocus.com/bid/76725
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444
symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5690
github.com/advisories/GHSA-74xp-r998-p3xg