CVE-2001-0271: Mailnews.cgi

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

mailnews.cgi 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a user name that contains shell metacharacters.

Affected products

• Mailnews.cgi Mailnews.cgi: up to and including 1.3

Published 2001-05-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.