CVE-2022-40741
SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection
Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.
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
SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection
Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.
- Record
CVE-2022-40741- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44009
Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44009- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wfq-2vjq-pr3g
Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An...
Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.
- Record
GHSA-2wfq-2vjq-pr3g- 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
Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.
- Record
CVE-2022-40741- 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 - 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-2022-40741 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Softnext Mail Sqr Expert, published October 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.