Stack overflow in the IMAP module (MEIMAPS.EXE) in MailEnable Professional 1.6 through…
Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack overflow in the IMAP module (MEIMAPS.EXE) in MailEnable Professional 1.6 through 1.83 and 2.0 through 2.33, and MailEnable Enterprise 1.1 through 1.40 and 2.0 through 2.33, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument containing * (asterisk) and ? (question mark) characters to the DELETE command, as addressed by the ME-10020 hotfix.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03222 88th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.1 – 1.40 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* | 1.6 – 1.83 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 2.0 – 2.33 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
| cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* | 2.0 – 2.33 | Vulnerable | MailEnable |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.1 – 1.40 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions 1.6 – 1.83 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 2.0 – 2.33 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
- cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions 2.0 – 2.33 Vulnerable ·MailEnable
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6291
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhmj-6fcp-4xr8
References
Advisory 1
More Mailenable vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-25313 MailEnable < 10.55 Reflected XSS via ManageShares.aspx SelectedIndex Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-25315 MailEnable < 10.55 Reflected XSS via FreeBusy.aspx StartDate Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-25314 MailEnable < 10.55 Reflected XSS via FreeBusy.aspx StartDate Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2015-07656 MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-07658 MailEnable before 8.60 allows XXE via an XML document in the request.aspx Options parameter. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-6291 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-6291 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhmj-6fcp-4xr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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