Link following in mailscanner
Priority LOW 22CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
mailscanner before 4.79.11-2.1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5313.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mailscanner (mailscanner): 4.79.11-2.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mailscanner | mailscanner | before 4.79.11-2.1 | 4.79.11-2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- mailscanner Vendormailscanner Affected before 4.79.11-2.1 Fixed in 4.79.11-2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.79.11-2.1 | Vulnerable | mailscanner |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.79.11-2.1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mailscanner (mailscanner) Fixed in 4.79.11-2.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3095
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v9g-4pwg-rx54
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-2002-02140 MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2010-3095 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3095 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v9g-4pwg-rx54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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