archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.
Priority LOW 37CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0092 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| archivemail | archivemail | 0.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- archivemail Vendorarchivemail Affected 0.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:archivemail_project:archivemail:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | Archivemail Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:archivemail_project:archivemail:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Archivemail Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpj6-mr3p-wcrr
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-4245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xpj6-mr3p-wcrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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