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ALPINE-CVE-2020-1946

ALPINE-CVE-2020-1946 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.19spamassassin3.4.2-r1, 3.4.1-r0, 3.4.0-r1
Alpine:v3.13spamassassin3.3.1-r4, 3.3.1-r5, 3.3.1-r4
Alpine:v3.10spamassassin3.4.3-r0, 3.4.3-r1, 3.4.4-r0
Alpine:v3.16spamassassin3.3.1-r2, 3.4.4-r3, 3.4.4-r2
Alpine:v3.12spamassassin3.3.1-r5, 3.3.1-r4, 3.3.1-r2
Alpine:v3.23spamassassin3.4.0-r0, 3.3.2-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.14spamassassin3.4.4-r3, 0, 3.2.5-r1
Alpine:v3.22spamassassin0, 3.3.0-r1, 3.3.1-r0
Alpine:v3.20spamassassin3.4.2-r1, 0, 3.2.5-r1
Alpine:v3.21spamassassin3.4.4-r3, 3.3.1-r1, 3.3.0-r1
Alpine:v3.11spamassassin3.3.1-r9, 3.3.2-r0, 3.3.2-r1
Alpine:v3.18spamassassin3.3.1-r2, 3.3.1-r2, 3.3.1-r3
Alpine:v3.15spamassassin3.4.0-r2, 3.4.4-r3, 3.4.4-r2
Alpine:v3.17spamassassin3.3.1-r0, 3.3.2-r1, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 25, 2021 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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