CVE-2012-3579: Symantec Messaging Gateway

High severity, CVSS 7.9. EPSS: 40.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.

Affected products

• Symantec Messaging Gateway: up to and including 9.5.4; version 9.5 only; version 9.5.1 only; version 9.5.2 only; version 9.5.3 only

Published 2012-08-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.