FormMail CGI program allows remote execution of commands.
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
FormMail CGI program allows remote execution of commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03355 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p73c-389w-hggm
References
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More Matt Wright Formmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-02028 Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP_REFERER… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00352 FormMail.pl in FormMail 1.6 and earlier allows a remote attacker to send anonymous email… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00411 Matt Wright's FormMail CGI script allows remote attackers to obtain environmental… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-1999-00171 FormMail CGI program can be used by web servers other than the host server that the program resides on. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-01692 CRLF injection vulnerability in FormMail.pl in Matt Wright FormMail 1.92, and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-01690 Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to send spam or anonymous… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0172 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p73c-389w-hggm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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