SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.