CVE-2016-1142

Seeds acmailer before 3.8.21 and 3.9.x before 3.9.15 Beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-01-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-1142 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1142

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 2025-03-30 1.66% 0.70% -0.96%
2 2025-03-29 0.70% 1.66% +0.96%
3 2025-03-19 0.70%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1142

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3 6.0 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1142

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1142

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
seeds acmailer >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.21 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.12:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
seeds acmailer 3.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:seeds:acmailer:3.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-1142

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