CVE-2016-9097 json
The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7…
published 2017-05-11 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9918
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.
Exploit prediction
2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C |
Affected products
- Symantec Corporation Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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symantec.com
/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA146
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/101530
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1039701
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-9097
- NVD CVE-2016-9097
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