The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-7285 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.32%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36263 | exploit_db | edb | 2015-03-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 74.02% | 50.32% | -23.70% |
| 2 | 2025-11-01 | 70.63% | 74.02% | +3.40% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 70.63% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | web_gateway | <= 5.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |