CVE-2018-12242
N/A
Published: September 19, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMessaging Gateway
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.6.6
Affected range stops below 10.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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