Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Trusted input validation
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| Impact | Although CVSS and EPSS scores are unavailable, the risk profile is substantial based on available signals: (1) CWE-807 indicates a fundamental authorization flaw in security decision logic; (2) unauthenticated external access is confirmed from the description and GINA context; (3) the attack requires low complexity (direct metadata modification); (4) the impact directly undermines the product's core security function-per-domain isolation and policy enforcement. NCSC.ch reporting by the Swiss national cybersecurity center elevates credibility. The authentication bypass nature means automation is likely feasible. The absence of CVSS/EPSS does not diminish risk; rather, the ability for external actors to bypass domain restrictions in an email security gateway poses critical business continuity and data protection risks. This should be treated as a priority remediation item for all deployed instances. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An external attacker without authentication credentials sends a crafted request to SEPPmail's GINA webdomain metadata API (low complexity, network-accessible endpoint). The request modifies metadata associated with a target domain, such as disabling encryption policies, relaxing content filtering, or modifying recipient restrictions. Because authorization checks are absent (CWE-807), the modification succeeds, allowing the attacker to bypass per-domain security controls. Subsequent emails routed through that domain are no longer subject to the intended restrictions, enabling phishing, malware, or data exfiltration. No public exploit code availability has been confirmed in the available intelligence. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Apr 02, 2026
SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway before version 15.0.3 allows unauthenticated external users to modify GINA webdomain metadata and bypass per-domain restrictions, enabling attackers to circumvent email security controls across isolated security domains. NCSC.ch reported this authentication bypass vulnerability affecting all versions prior to 15.0.3. The ability to modify domain-level metadata across organizational security boundaries represents a direct compromise of the gateway's core function to enforce per-domain policies.
RemediationAI
Upgrade SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway to version 15.0.3 or later immediately. The vendor-released patch version 15.0.3 addresses the GINA webdomain metadata authorization flaw. No interim workarounds are documented; the core vulnerability exists in the metadata modification endpoints and requires the patched version to remediate. Organizations should consult the vendor's release notes at https://downloads.seppmail.com/extrelnotes/150/ERN15.0.html#seppmail-vulnerability-disclosure-1503 for detailed upgrade procedures and any prerequisite compatibility checks.
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GINA (likely referring to the gateway's identity and access control layer for webdomain management) implements per-domain metadata restrictions intended to isolate email security policies across different organizational domains. The vulnerability stems from improper authorization validation (CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision) in the webdomain metadata modification functionality. This allows external users to interact with administrative metadata endpoints without proper authentication or authorization checks, bypassing the domain isolation mechanism that should enforce distinct security policies per domain. SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway is a centralized email security appliance responsible for threat detection, encryption, and policy enforcement across multiple organizational domains.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Primary rating from Vendor (NCSC.ch) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: NCSC.ch
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2DescriptionCVE.org
SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway before version 15.0.3 allows an external user to modify GINA webdomain metadata and bypass per-domain restrictions.
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Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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