Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06598 93rd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6289
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjj5-2q7v-ffxh
References
More Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04619 Cross-site Request Forgery leading to Administrative account takeover in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-04621 Local Privilege Escalation in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-04622 WebConsole Cross-Site Scripting in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-6289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qjj5-2q7v-ffxh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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