What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-1142?

CVE-2016-1142 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.1 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Acmailer CVE-2016-1142

CRITICAL

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2016-01-16 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Command Injection Acmailer

9.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.1 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 16, 2016 - 05:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Seeds acmailer before 3.8.21 and 3.9.x before 3.9.15 Beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Seeds acmailer before 3.8.21 and 3.9.x before 3.9.15 Beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Seeds acmailer before 3.8.21 and 3.9.x before 3.9.15 Beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Seeds Acmailer. Version information: before 3.8.21.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.