# CVE-2012-10046

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2012-10046
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-78
- **Published:** Aug 8, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Apr 7, 2026

## Description

The E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance (ESVA) (tested on version ESVA_2057) contains an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the learn-msg.cgi script. The CGI handler fails to sanitize user-supplied input passed via the id parameter, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands. Exploitation requires no authentication and results in full command execution on the underlying system.

## Affected Products

- ESVA-Project — E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance (ESVA_2057)

## References

- [CNA](https://sourceforge.net/projects/esva-project/)
- [CNA](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/esva_exec.rb)
- [CNA](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20551)
- [CNA](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20712)
- [CNA](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/email-security-virtual-appliance-command-injection)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 52.95%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 97.9

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._