EMU Webmail allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a ..
Priority LOW 32Published · 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
EMU Webmail allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a .. (dot dot) in the HTTP Host header that points to a Trojan horse configuration file that contains a pageroot specifier that contains shell metacharacters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00349 28th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Emumail |
| cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_red_hat_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Emumail |
| cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_red_hat_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Emumail |
| cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_unix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Emumail |
| cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_unix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Emumail |
- cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Emumail
- cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_red_hat_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Emumail
- cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_red_hat_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Emumail
- cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_unix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Emumail
- cpe:2.3:a:emumail:emumail_unix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Emumail
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj67-986p-6xph
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
More Emumail vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00515 Directory traversal vulnerability in emumail.cgi in EMU Webmail 4.5.x and 5.1.0 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-0532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj67-986p-6xph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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