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Case File

CVE-2012-3579

HIGH · CVSS 7.9 EPSS 40.21% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-08-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2012-3579
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.9
EPSS
40.21%

Original NVD Description

Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.