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TI-2001-00608 Aliases CVE-2001-0623GHSA-7pw9-r7h7-2x88

sendfiled, as included with Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), on various Linux…

Priority LOW 23Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

sendfiled, as included with Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), on various Linux systems does not properly drop privileges when sending notification emails, which allows local attackers to gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00802 56th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sendfile:sendfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSendfile
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendfile:sendfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sendfile

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0623
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pw9-r7h7-2x88

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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