CVE-2012-2957

Symantec Web Gateway <5.0.3.18 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2957. PoCs published by muts.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 to inject a base64-encoded reverse shell payload into the access log, which is then executed via a sudo misconfiguration on /tmp/networkScript, resulting in remote root command execution.

Description

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files, related to a "file inclusion" issue.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by muts · pythonwebappslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20064

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This exploit leverages a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 to inject a base64-encoded reverse shell payload into the access log, which is then executed via a sudo misconfiguration on /tmp/networkScript, resulting in remote root command execution.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Target must have the vulnerable version of Symantec Web Gateway · Sudo misconfiguration allowing execution of /tmp/networkScript

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →