VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-34551
PHPMailer before 6.5.0 on Windows allows remote code execution if lang_path is untrusted data and has a UNC pathname.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PHPMailer before 6.5.0 on Windows allows remote code execution if lang_path is untrusted data and has a UNC pathname.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.80% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- phpmailer project/phpmailer · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.mdIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3YRMWGA4VTMXFB22KICMB7YMFZNFV3EJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FJYSOFCUBS67J3TKR74SD3C454N7VTYM/
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.mdIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3YRMWGA4VTMXFB22KICMB7YMFZNFV3EJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FJYSOFCUBS67J3TKR74SD3C454N7VTYM/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.