CVE-2013-4672

The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.1.1 has an incorrect sudoers file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a command.

Published: 2013-08-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4672 is rated Moderate Risk (51.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.11%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4672

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.13% 1.11% +0.98%
2 2026-03-03 0.18% 0.13% -0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4672

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:M)
Multiple authentications are required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 4.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4672

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4672

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec web_gateway <= 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway 5.0.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway_appliance_8450 — cpe:2.3:h:symantec:web_gateway_appliance_8450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_gateway_appliance_8490 — cpe:2.3:h:symantec:web_gateway_appliance_8490:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4672

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