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CVE-2010-20120
Maple <= v13 Maplet File Creation and Command Execution
High8.4EPSS 0.43%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
Description
Maple versions up to and including 13's Maplet framework allows embedded commands to be executed automatically when a .maplet file is opened. This behavior bypasses standard security restrictions that normally prevent code execution in regular Maple worksheets. The vulnerability enables attackers to craft malicious .maplet files that execute arbitrary code without user interaction.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High8.4 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | High8.4 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
Affected products
References (5)
- https://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/ (opens in a new tab)product
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16308 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/fileformat/maple_maplet.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.juniper.net/us/en/threatlabs/ips-signatures/detail.HTTP:MISC:MAPLE-MAPLET-CMD-EXEC.html (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/maple-maplet-file-creation-command-execution (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
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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