CVE-2018-12242 (GCVE-0-2018-12242)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-09-19 15:00
Modified
2024-09-16 18:55
Severity ?
CWE
  • Authentication bypass
Summary
The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.
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Impacted products
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