Description
smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD 6.6, as used in OpenBSD 6.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted SMTP session, as demonstrated by shell metacharacters in a MAIL FROM field. This affects the "uncommented" default configuration. The issue exists because of an incorrect return value upon failure of input validation.
Published: 2020-01-29
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 94.1% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4611-1 opensmtpd security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4268-1 OpenSMTPD vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4875-1 OpenSMTPD vulnerabilities
History

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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.94058}

epss

{'score': 0.94036}


Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-03-25'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Openbsd Opensmtpd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:53.008Z

Reserved: 2020-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7247

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:25:48.402Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-01-29T16:15:12.897

Modified: 2025-11-07T22:02:55.513

Link: CVE-2020-7247

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