MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass…
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · 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 · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01124 66th 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:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.2_6-1; up to 4.0_4-1 | Vulnerable | mailscanner |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2_6-1; up to 4.0_4-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjx6-77wf-2gx7
References
More Mailscanner vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03293 SQL injection vulnerability in in the authenticate function in MailWatch for MailScanner… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01614 Unknown vulnerability in MailScanner 4.41.3 and earlier, related to "incomplete reporting… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-05058 mailscanner 4.68.8 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2008-05057 mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2010-03148 mailscanner can allow local users to prevent virus signatures from being updated CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2010-03147 The update{_bad,}_phishing_sites scripts in mailscanner 4.79.11-2 downloads files and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-2228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rjx6-77wf-2gx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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