CVE-2020-1946 describes a critical vulnerability in Apache SpamAssassin versions prior to 3.4.5, where specially crafted malicious rule configuration files (.cf) can enable remote code execution. This flaw affects Apache SpamAssassin, Debian, and Fedora distributions. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk as an unauthenticated attacker can achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. Organizations are strongly advised to upgrade to SpamAssassin 3.4.5 and only use trusted sources for rule configurations.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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