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CVE-2002-1165

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998,…

Medium4.6EPSS 1.1%
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Description

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2002-1165, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.1% · top 34% 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: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

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Affected products

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Record last updated .