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critical 9.8

CVE-2016-1000282 in the critical feed json

Critical severity vulnerability that affects Haraka

published 2019-02-05 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-w5m8-5v9m-xhx5 , EUVD-2019-0351

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.5%
EPSS 13.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

Haraka version 2.8.8 and earlier comes with a plugin for processing attachments for zip files. Versions 2.8.8 and earlier can be vulnerable to command injection.

Patch / fix

  • npm Haraka 2.8.9

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/smtp/haraka)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/smtp/haraka Haraka SMTP Command Injection metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2017-01-26
  • github.com https://github.com/outflanknl/Exploits/blob/master/harakiri-CVE-2016-1000282.py referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm Haraka
<2.8.9
2.8.9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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