CVE-2012-3579
HIGH · CVSS 7.9EPSS 40.2%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 40.2% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-3526)
- Published
- August 29, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3526 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / messaging gateway
- symantec / messaging gateway
- symantec / messaging gateway
- symantec / messaging gateway
- symantec / messaging gateway
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/116277/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-9.5-Default-SSH-Password.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55143
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78034
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain