Electronic Mail Operator (elmo) 1.3.2-r1 and earlier creates the elmostats temporary file…
Priority LOW 11Published · 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
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Electronic Mail Operator (elmo) 1.3.2-r1 and earlier creates the elmostats temporary file insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00362 30th 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
| cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.3.2_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2_r1 | Vulnerable | Elmo |
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Elmo
- cpe:2.3:a:elmo:elmo:1.3.2_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2_r1 Vulnerable ·Elmo
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2230
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qxh-3wqv-72qp
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-2230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qxh-3wqv-72qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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