CVE-2024-6048Network attack vector

Unauthenticated command execution via attachment analysis

Published Jun 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

OS command injection in Openfind MailGates and MailAudit 5.0 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands through email attachments. The attachment-analysis path fails to filter user-controlled attachment input before incorporating it into system commands. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands on the mail gateway server.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Openfind MailGates and MailAudit 5.0 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands through email attachments. The attachment-analysis path fails to filter user-controlled attachment input before incorporating it into system commands. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands on the mail gateway server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6048
Published
Jun 17, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Openfind
Product
MailAudit
Classifications
CWE-78, CAPEC-88, T1059, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.2.10.094
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <6.1.7.037
  3. Affected versionversion=earlier <Patch 5.2.10.094
  4. Affected versionversion=earlier <Patch 6.1.7.037

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Openfind · MailAuditversion=0 <5.2.10.094; version=0 <6.1.7.037; version=earlier <Patch 5.2.10.094; version=earlier <Patch 6.1.7.037
Openfind · MailGatesversion=0 <5.2.10.094; version=0 <6.1.7.037; version=earlier <Patch 5.2.10.094; version=earlier <Patch 6.1.7.037

Published CVSS scores

9.8TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC-88OS Command Injection
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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