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
- Kaspersky Secure_mail_gateway — versions 1.1
- Kaspersky Labs Secure Mail Gateway — versions 1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vulnerability@kaspersky.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- vulnerability@kaspersky.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.