CVE-2017-6327
Actively exploited. CVE-2017-6327 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2017-6327 is indexed in Exploit-DB. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Symantec Messaging Gateway contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution. With the ability to perform remote code execution, an attacker may also desire to perform privilege escalating actions.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An unspecified vulnerability can allow for remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Symantec Messaging Gateway.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Symantec Messaging Gateway.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2017-6327 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2017-6327: Symantec Messaging Gateway Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
External references
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