CVE-2015-5693
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 execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."
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 execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."
- Record
CVE-2015-5693- CVSS 2.0
- 7.9 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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 execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."
- Record
CVE-2015-5693- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5642 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 execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."
- Record
EUVD-2015-5642- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww35-r2cx-vqr3 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 execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."
- Record
GHSA-ww35-r2cx-vqr3- Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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-2015-5693 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 4.02%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/76731
securitytracker.com/id/1033625
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-2015-5693
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ww35-r2cx-vqr3