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CVE-2000-0878
The mailto CGI script allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the emailadd form field.
High7.5EPSS 2.2%
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Description
The mailto CGI script allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the emailadd form field.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20000911 Fwd: Poor variable checking in mailto.cgi (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1669 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- mailto-piped-address(5241) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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