CVE-2001-0021
MailMan Webmail 3.0.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the alternate_template parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
MailMan Webmail 3.0.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the alternate_template parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 13.46% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 December 2000
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- endymion/mailman webmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 13.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0057.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/history.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2063Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5649
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0057.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/history.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2063Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5649
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.