CVE-2019-12839
In OrangeHRM 4.3.1 and before, there is an input validation error within admin/listMailConfiguration (txtSendmailPath parameter) that allows authenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary command execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In OrangeHRM 4.3.1 and before, there is an input validation error within admin/listMailConfiguration (txtSendmailPath parameter) that allows authenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary command execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.37% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- orangehrm/orangehrm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.4% on 21 September 2026 to 4.4% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 4.5% on 22 September 2026.
References
- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2019/06/11/ace-orangehrm/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/pull/528Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2019/06/11/ace-orangehrm/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/pull/528Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.