How severe is CVE-2020-12594?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec_messaging_gateway

CVE-2020-12594

A privilege escalation flaw allows a malicious, authenticated, privileged CLI user to escalate their privileges on the system and gain full control over the SMG appliance. This affects SMG prior to 10.7.4.

EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Broadcom Symantec_messaging_gateway
N/a Symantec Messaging Gateway (Smg) — versions SMG prior to 10.7.4

References

secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12594?: CVE-2020-12594 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec_messaging_gateway. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-12594?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.