Description
PHPMailer before 6.5.0 on Windows allows remote code execution if lang_path is untrusted data and has a UNC pathname.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.md
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FJYSOFCUBS67J3TKR74SD3C454N7VTYM/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3YRMWGA4VTMXFB22KICMB7YMFZNFV3EJ/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0211
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-434
Status
published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
34
phpmailer/phpmailer
0 - 6.5.0Packagist
phpmailer_project/phpmailer
< 6.5.0
Published
Jun 16, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026