Is CVE-2019-12751 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-12751 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12751?

CVE-2019-12751 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2019-12751

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Symantec Messaging Gateway, prior to 10.7.1, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.0)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 2.3% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-4337)
Published: July 11, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-4337 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / message gateway

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SYMANTEC MESSAGING GATEWAY v10.6.1-4 - Symantec Corporation - Common Criteria Number: 2016/101 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108925(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1486.html(Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

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

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