CVE-2024-55560
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and...
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and ssh_host_ed25519_key that persist after installation.
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
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and ssh_host_ed25519_key that persist after installation.
- Record
CVE-2024-55560- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52809
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and ssh_host_ed25519_key that persist after installation.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52809- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52q6-f4x4-49j2
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and...
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and ssh_host_ed25519_key that persist after installation.
- Record
GHSA-52q6-f4x4-49j2- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and ssh_host_ed25519_key that persist after installation.
- Record
CVE-2024-55560- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MailCleaner before 28d913e has default values of ssh_host_dsa_key, ssh_host_rsa_key, and ssh_host_ed25519_key that persist after installation.
- Record
CVE-2024-55560- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-55560 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mailcleaner, published December 8, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mailcleaner.net/infobox/mc-info-box.php
github.com/MailCleaner/MailCleaner/wiki/Watchdogs
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55560