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CVE-2018-11781
Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax.
High7.8EPSS 0.98%
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Description
Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.98% · top 37% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Local Code Execution
- CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache SpamAssassin
- affected before 3.4.2
References (7)
- USN-3811-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3811-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201812-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [announce] 20180916 [SECURITY] Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 resolves CVE-2017-15705, CVE-2016-1238, CVE-2018-11780 & CVE-2018-11781 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2916 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181113 [SECURITY] [DLA 1578-1] spamassassin security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1831 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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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