Is CVE-2012-2953 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2953 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2953?

CVE-2012-2953 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2953

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 67.4%EU EUVD

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 67.4% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2931)
Published: July 23, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2931 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / web gateway
symantec / web gateway
symantec / web gateway
symantec / web gateway

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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