Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version 4.3 or MAILsweeper Business Suite I or II, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning by including encrypted data in a mail message, which causes the message to be marked as "Clean" instead of "Encrypted"
Published Oct 6, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.12%
Description
Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version 4.3 or MAILsweeper Business Suite I or II, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning by including encrypted data in a mail message, which causes the message to be marked as "Clean" instead of "Encrypted".
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- n/a
- 4.3
- 5.0.5
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01117) | 64.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01117) | 61.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 44.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.14% (0.04137) | 92.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 4.14% (0.04137) | 92.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 5.74% (0.05743) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 4.14% (0.04137) | 92.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 2.91% (0.02906) | 90.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 85.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 74.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 73.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 72.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 70.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 67.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/MSWSMTP505UpdateReadMe.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13160 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/11602 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11669 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18035 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/MSWSMTP505UpdateReadMe.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13160 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/11602 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11669 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18035 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.