CVE-2015-5692: Symantec Web Gateway

High severity, CVSS 7.9. EPSS: 5.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Symantec Web Gateway: up to and including 5.2.2

Published 2015-09-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.