CVE-2005-4526
WEBsweeper) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a URL that does not include a .exe extension but returns an executable file.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web (a.k.a. WEBsweeper) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a URL that does not include a .exe extension but returns an executable file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- clearswift/mimesweeper for web
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.digitalarmaments.com/2005161283546323.htmlExploit, URL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419904/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15982/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23867
- http://www.digitalarmaments.com/2005161283546323.htmlExploit, URL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419904/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15982/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23867
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.