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Medium
CVE-2025-43920
GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), in...
Vulnerability Description
GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), in certain external archiver configurations, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in an email Subject line. NOTE: multiple third parties report that they are unable to reproduce this, regardless of whether cPanel or WHM is used.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
Mailman
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.39
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 20th, 2025
Last Modified:
April 28th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N