CVE-2016-2203 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.06% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-255 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| symantec | messaging gateway |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Symantec Brightmail 10.6.0-7 - LDAP Credentials Disclosure (Metasploit) | 2016-04-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/
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