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CVE-2000-1022

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

CVE-2000-1022 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Pix Firewall Software, published December 11, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.10%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
7.10%EPSS, 94th percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.

Exploit likelihood

7.10%Up 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBCisco PIX Firewall 4.x/5.x - SMTP Content Filtering Evasion2000-09-19

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.

Record
CVE-2000-1022
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.

Record
CVE-2000-1022
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1009No score

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.

Record
EUVD-2000-1009
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv87-wvw4-8qwmNo score

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict...

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.

Record
GHSA-gv87-wvw4-8qwm
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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