CVE-2006-4081 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
preview_email.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) 3.3.01.001 through 3.3.03.053 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters ("|" pipe symbol) in the file parameter. NOTE: the attack can be extended to arbitrary commands by the presence of CVE-2006-4000.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.29% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| barracuda networks | barracuda spam firewall |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Barracuda Spam Firewall 3.3.03.053 - Remote Code Execution (2) | 2006-08-08 |
| exploit-db | Barracuda Spam Firewall 3.3.03.053 - Remote Code Execution (1) | 2006-08-07 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21258
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1363
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442132/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442249/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19276
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28234
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21258
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1363
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442132/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442249/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19276
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28234
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