RCE in Esva-Project E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance

CVE-2012-10046

The E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance (ESVA) (tested on version ESVA_2057) contains an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the learn-msg.cgi script. The CGI handler fails to sanitize user-supplied input passed via the id parameter, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands. Exploitation requires no authentication and results in full command execution on the underlying system.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.042 (90.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2012-10046: rose from 0.029 to 0.042.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.042 · change: +0.013

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-10046?
CVE-2012-10046 is a vulnerability in Esva-Project E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance, classified under OS Command Injection. Published 2025-08-08.
Is CVE-2012-10046 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.