The BAT! mail client allows remote attackers to bypass user warnings of an executable attachment and execute arbitrary commands via an attachment whose file name contains many spaces, which also causes the BAT! to misrepresent the attachment's type with a different icon
Published May 24, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
The BAT! mail client allows remote attackers to bypass user warnings of an executable attachment and execute arbitrary commands via an attachment whose file name contains many spaces, which also causes the BAT! to misrepresent the attachment's type with a different icon.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0_build1336
- 1.0_build1349
- 1.1
- 1.011
- 1.14
- 1.15
- 1.015
- 1.17
- 1.18
- 1.19
- 1.21
- 1.22
- 1.028
- 1.029
- 1.31
- 1.031
- 1.32
- 1.032
- 1.33
- 1.34
- 1.035
- 1.35
- 1.036
- 1.36
- 1.037
- 1.39
- 1.039
- 1.041
- 1.41
- 1.42
- 1.42f
- 1.043
- 1.43
- 1.44
- 1.45
- 1.46
- 1.47
- 1.48
- 1.49
- 1.101
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02041) | 80.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02041) | 78.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.05% (0.01053) | 76.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 65.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 63.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0013.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2530 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0013.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2530 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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