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Case File

CVE-2012-2140

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.47% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2012-2140
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.47%

Original NVD Description

The Mail gem before 2.4.3 for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) sendmail or (2) exim delivery.