CVE-2021-46686
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue...
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue exists in acmailer CGI ver.4.0.3 and earlier and acmailer DB ver.1.1.5 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker.
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
CVE List Score used
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue exists in acmailer CGI ver.4.0.3 and earlier and acmailer DB ver.1.1.5 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker.
- Record
CVE-2021-46686- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-4863
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue exists in acmailer CGI ver.4.0.3 and earlier and acmailer DB ver.1.1.5 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2025-4863- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mr4-h7fw-j3h9
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue...
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue exists in acmailer CGI ver.4.0.3 and earlier and acmailer DB ver.1.1.5 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker.
- Record
GHSA-5mr4-h7fw-j3h9- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') issue exists in acmailer CGI ver.4.0.3 and earlier and acmailer DB ver.1.1.5 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by an attacker.
- Record
CVE-2021-46686- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46686 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Extra Innovation Inc. Acmailer Cgi, published February 17, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.