Vulnerability in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway

CVE-2018-6289

Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.

EPSS: 0.066 (93.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6289?
CVE-2018-6289 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-6289?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-6289 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.