Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute…
Priority LOW 39CWE-134Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a template file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0256 85th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5613
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh36-xvm9-3hm2
References
More Cpanel Cgiecho vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03618 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-03617 cgiemail and cgiecho allow remote attackers to inject HTTP headers via a newline character in the redirect location. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-5613 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5613 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gh36-xvm9-3hm2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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