Opensmtpd vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited7 versions
The short answer

Opensmtpd is made by OpenBSD. We track 3 published vulnerabilities in it, across 7 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 25 March 2022. If you run Opensmtpd, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Opensmtpd flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-7247, on 25 March 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Opensmtpd do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2020-7247Exploited list, 25 Mar 2022

    OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    6.6
Known exploited

Which Opensmtpd vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2020-7247CriticalKnown exploited
    OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD, as used in OpenBSD and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted SMTP session.

    Chance of use99%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Opensmtpd flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 99%
    CVE-2020-7247CriticalKnown exploited

    smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD 6.6, as used in OpenBSD 6.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted SMTP session, as demonstrated by shell...

    CVSS9.8Published29 Jan 2020
  2. 4.0%

    Use-after-free vulnerability in OpenSMTPD before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving req_ca_vrfy_smtp and req_ca_vrfy_mta.

    CVSS9.8Published16 Oct 2017
  3. 2.5%

    OpenSMTPD before 5.3.2 does not properly handle SSL sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection blocking) by keeping a connection open.

    CVSS5.0Published27 May 2014
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We track 3 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Opensmtpd, across 7 versions. The most recent Opensmtpd flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-7247, on 25 March 2022.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2020-7247.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2020-7247, affects 6.6. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Opensmtpd. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.