Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 26Published · 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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01596 75th 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:clearswift:mimesweeper_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.1.14 | Vulnerable | Clearswift |
- cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mimesweeper_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.14 Vulnerable ·Clearswift
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97vq-5xq2-7mf9
References
More Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01591 Directory traversal vulnerability in MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.0.4 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-04269 Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web (a.k.a. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-03414 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2004-02573 Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-3523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97vq-5xq2-7mf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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