HIGH
mailman: directory traversal in MTA transports that deliver programmatically
Published Apr 13, 2015
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.91%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static alias, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a list name.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 14.10
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mailman-3:2.1.12-25.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1417
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mailman-3:2.1.15-21.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mailman
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mailman-3:2.1.12-25.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1417 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mailman-3:2.1.15-21.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mailman | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.91% 0.07908
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07908
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 (50 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.91% (0.07908) | 94.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.96% (0.07964) | 93.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06687) | 91.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03802) | 87.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01445) | 80.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03802) | 87.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04916) | 89.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01928) | 83.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04916) | 89.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01928) | 83.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.92% (0.04916) | 89.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 8.55% (0.08550) | 92.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 4.92% (0.04916) | 89.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 1.93% (0.01928) | 82.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 88.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 82.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 88.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 8.03% (0.08031) | 91.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04604) | 88.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 8.03% (0.08031) | 91.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 86.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 8.03% (0.08031) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 86.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 8.03% (0.08031) | 91.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 10.68% (0.10677) | 92.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03282) | 86.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 10.68% (0.10677) | 92.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03282) | 86.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 29, 2025 | 10.68% (0.10677) | 92.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 27, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03282) | 86.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 10.68% (0.10677) | 92.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 86.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11756) | 93.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 86.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11756) | 93.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 85.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11756) | 93.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 85.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11756) | 93.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 85.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11756) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.43% (0.19435) | 92.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11756) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.52% (0.10522) | 92.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 90.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.06% (0.03056) | 89.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154911.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156742.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1153.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1417.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3214 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73922 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032033 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2558-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2775 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208059 Issue Tracking
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2775
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2775
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 13, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 27, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2775
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a