Barracuda Spam Firewall 3.1.10 and earlier does not restrict the domains that white-listed domains can send mail to, which allows members of white-listed domains to use Barracuda as an open mail relay for spam.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0431 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.28%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.53% | 1.28% | +0.76% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.59% | 0.53% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| barracuda_networks | barracuda_spam_firewall | 3.1.10 | cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |