CVE-2015-5692
admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with...
admin_messages.php in 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 execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
admin_messages.php in 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 execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.
- Record
CVE-2015-5692- CVSS 2.0
- 7.9 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
admin_messages.php in 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 execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.
- Record
CVE-2015-5692- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5641 No score
admin_messages.php in 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 execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5641- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj6m-2wv6-8fgp No score
admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with...
admin_messages.php in 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 execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.
- Record
GHSA-vj6m-2wv6-8fgp- 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-2015-5692 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) 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 5.12%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1033625
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-443
symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
securityfocus.com/bid/76726
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5692
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vj6m-2wv6-8fgp