Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell…
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00675 52nd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6w76-wp8w-rq73
More GNU Mailman vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28486 Path traversal in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-28487 OS command injection in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-28488 Incorrect authorization in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-02450 Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2002-00830 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00374 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2000-0861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6w76-wp8w-rq73 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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