CVE-2016-10074

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10074
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-30 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.755120000 probability, percentile 0.989160000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-77 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Swiftmailer Swiftmailer All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHPMailer < 5.2.20 / SwiftMailer < 5.4.5-DEV / Zend Framework / zend-mail < 2.4.11 - 'AIO' 'PwnScriptum' Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
swiftmailer/CHANGES at 5.x · swiftmailer/swiftmailer · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 legalhackers.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
SwiftMailer Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Swiftmailer CVE-2016-10074 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PHPMailer < 5.2.20 with Exim MTA - Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Full Disclosure: SwiftMailer <= 5.4.5-DEV Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-10074) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3769-1 libphp-swiftmailer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
SwiftMailer < 5.4.5-DEV - Remote Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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