mailscanner can allow local users to prevent virus signatures from being updated
Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
mailscanner can allow local users to prevent virus signatures from being updated
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00374 31st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 4.79.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected 4.79.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.79.11-2 | Vulnerable | mailscanner |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.79.11-2 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3293
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfcf-xqj2-22m3
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-2010-03147 The update{_bad,}_phishing_sites scripts in mailscanner 4.79.11-2 downloads files and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-3293 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3293 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vfcf-xqj2-22m3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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