CVE-2015-9278
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a...
CVE-2015-9278 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mailenable, published January 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.48%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.
- Record
CVE-2015-9278- 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
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.
- Record
CVE-2015-9278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-9120No score
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.
- Record
EUVD-2015-9120- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmgp-qj82-6c8w
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a...
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.
- Record
GHSA-fmgp-qj82-6c8w- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
nccgroup.trust/globalassets/our-research/uk/technical-advisories/2015/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable.pdf
web.archive.org/web/20150329173628/http://www.mailenable.com/Standard-ReleaseNotes.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9278
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmgp-qj82-6c8w