CVE-2018-6289
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway...
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
- Record
CVE-2018-6289- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
- Record
CVE-2018-6289- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18050 No score
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18050- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjj5-2q7v-ffxh
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway...
Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.
- Record
GHSA-qjj5-2q7v-ffxh- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6289 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway, published February 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.60%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.