Openfind MailGates and MailAudit - OS Command Injection
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Openfind's MailGates and MailAudit fail to properly filter user input when analyzing email attachments. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject system commands and execute them on the remote server.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00678 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MailGates 5.0 (Openfind): Patch 5.2.10.094MailAudit 5.0 (Openfind): Patch 5.2.10.094+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openfind | MailGates 5.0 | earlier to before Patch 5.2.10.094 | Patch 5.2.10.094 | Patch available | CNA |
| Openfind | MailAudit 5.0 | earlier to before Patch 5.2.10.094 | Patch 5.2.10.094 | Patch available | CNA |
| Openfind | MailGates 6.0 | earlier to before Patch 6.1.7.037 | Patch 6.1.7.037 | Patch available | CNA |
| Openfind | MailAudit 6.0 | earlier to before Patch 6.1.7.037 | Patch 6.1.7.037 | Patch available | CNA |
- MailGates 5.0 VendorOpenfind Affected earlier to before Patch 5.2.10.094 Fixed in Patch 5.2.10.094 Patch available CNA
- MailAudit 5.0 VendorOpenfind Affected earlier to before Patch 5.2.10.094 Fixed in Patch 5.2.10.094 Patch available CNA
- MailGates 6.0 VendorOpenfind Affected earlier to before Patch 6.1.7.037 Fixed in Patch 6.1.7.037 Patch available CNA
- MailAudit 6.0 VendorOpenfind Affected earlier to before Patch 6.1.7.037 Fixed in Patch 6.1.7.037 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MailGates 5.0 (Openfind) Fixed in Patch 5.2.10.094
- Fix · CNA MailAudit 5.0 (Openfind) Fixed in Patch 5.2.10.094
- Fix · CNA MailGates 6.0 (Openfind) Fixed in Patch 6.1.7.037
- Fix · CNA MailAudit 6.0 (Openfind) Fixed in Patch 6.1.7.037
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5g42-7p6q-pmq3
References
More Openfind vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-69554 OS command injection in Openfind SecuShare Pro CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-05571 Openfind|MailGates/MailAudit - Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2020-10167 Openfind MailGates - Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-05572 Openfind|MailGates/MailAudit - CRLF Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2020-15840 Openfind MailGates/MailAudit - Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-05016 Openfind Mail2000 - OS Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-6048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5g42-7p6q-pmq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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