CVE-2022-42136 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting MailEnable, allowing authenticated mail users to achieve remote code execution (RCE). Under specific conditions, attackers can upload files with unsanitized content to public folders accessible by the IIS user, enabling them to store and execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability requires low privileges and no user interaction, posing a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.66CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
< 8.66CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise_premium:*:*:* | ||
< 8.66CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* | ||
< 8.66CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, < 9.85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.