CVE-2017-6326
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a...
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.
- Record
CVE-2017-6326- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.
- Record
CVE-2017-6326- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15387 No score
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15387- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pf7-r489-5rgm
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a...
The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.
- Record
GHSA-5pf7-r489-5rgm- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.2-7 - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2017-06-26 |
| Metasploit | Symantec Messaging Gateway Remote Code Execution | 2017-04-26 |
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-2017-6326 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Symantec Messaging Gateway, published June 26, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.