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Mailman CVE-2025-43919

MEDIUM
Path Traversal: '../filedir' (CWE-24)
2025-04-20 cve@mitre.org
Path Traversal Mailman Suse
5.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch released
Apr 06, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:37 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Apr 28, 2025 - 14:15 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Apr 20, 2025 - 01:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.8

DescriptionCVE.org

GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via ../ directory traversal at /mailman/private/mailman (aka the private archive authentication endpoint) via the username parameter. NOTE: multiple third parties report that they are unable to reproduce this, regardless of whether cPanel or WHM is used.

AnalysisAI

GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via ../ directory traversal at /mailman/private/mailman (aka the private archive. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-24. GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via ../ directory traversal at /mailman/private/mailman (aka the private archive authentication endpoint) via the username parameter. NOTE: multiple third parties report that they are unable to reproduce this, regardless of whether cPanel or WHM is used. Affected products include: Gnu Mailman.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 Fixed

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