MEDIUM
WindMail allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands via shell metacharacters
Published Apr 12, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.09%
Description
WindMail allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands via shell metacharacters.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.09% 0.08088
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08088
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.09% (0.08088) | 94.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.09% (0.08088) | 94.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 90.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.20% (0.09200) | 87.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 90.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.24% (0.05240) | 89.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 82.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 81.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01759) | 86.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1073 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-03-22&msg=20000325224146.6839.qmail%40securityfocus.com mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1073 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-03-22&msg=20000325224146.6839.qmail%40securityfocus.com | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 12, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 12, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0242
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a