CVE-2015-5690

The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."

Published: 2015-09-20 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5690 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.50%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5690

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 1.55% 3.50% +1.95%
2 2025-06-16 0.34% 1.55% +1.21%
3 2025-03-30 0.34%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5690

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5690

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5690

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec web_gateway <= 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5690

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