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CVE-2006-3215
Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP before 4.3.20 and MAILsweeper for Exchange before 4.3.20 allows remote attackers to bypass the "text…
High7.5EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP before 4.3.20 and MAILsweeper for Exchange before 4.3.20 allows remote attackers to bypass the "text analysis", possibly bypassing SPAM and other filters, by sending an e-mail specifying a non-existent or unrecognized character set.
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)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (5 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 (6)
- 26737 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/ReadMe_MSW_4%2C3%2C20.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 18584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- mailsweeper-charcter-set-security-bypass(27301) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20756 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2473 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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