GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj: phpmailer/phpmailer fixed in 6.1.6

GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Insufficient output escaping of attachment names in PHPMailer

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 27, 2020

phpmailer/phpmailer is fixed in 6.1.6 (Packagist)

Insufficient output escaping of attachment names in PHPMailer

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
phpmailer/phpmailer	Packagist	6.1.6

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.5

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
phpmailer	phpmailer	0
phpmailer	phpmailer	0

Timeline

May 27, 2020 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj

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