Security advisory

{
  "id": "6cc3f19bf7cac1ef4b9c03cb5f36b57f98d7e1ba0313b9eefac066bc29442a65",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10074",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-10074",
    "summary": "The 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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10074",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2016-10074",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2016-10074",
        "GHSA-pr44-4jfr-286m"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "545ce9136690cea74f98f86fbb9c92dd9ab1a756"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:swiftmailer:swiftmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.4.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v5.4.4",
            "v5.4.3",
            "v5.4.2",
            "v5.4.1",
            "v5.4.0",
            "v5.3.1",
            "v5.3.0",
            "v5.2.2",
            "v5.2.1",
            "v5.2.0",
            "v5.1.0",
            "v5.0.3",
            "v5.0.2",
            "v5.0.1",
            "v5.0.0",
            "v4.3.1",
            "v4.3.0",
            "v4.2.2",
            "v4.2.1",
            "v4.2.0",
            "v4.1.8",
            "v4.1.7",
            "v4.1.6",
            "v4.1.5",
            "v4.1.4",
            "v4.1.3",
            "v4.1.2",
            "v4.1.1",
            "v4.1.0",
            "4.0.7",
            "4.0.7a1",
            "4.0.6",
            "4.0.5",
            "4.0.4",
            "4.0.3",
            "4.0.2",
            "4.0.1",
            "4.0.0",
            "4.0.0-rc1",
            "4.0.0-b5",
            "4.0.0-b4",
            "4.0.0-b3",
            "4.0.0-b2",
            "4.0.0-b1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-10074.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:45:42.895648580Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/",
        "https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES",
        "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-10074",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379298,
  "published_at": "2016-12-30T19:59:00.31+00:00"
}