CVE-2022-40741

SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection

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Published Oct 31, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Mail SQR Expert

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2dut.190301`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:softnext:mail_sqr_expert:2dut.190301:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mail SQR Expert version to 2dut.220701 (The version except FreeBSD 9.x device)

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44009	Mail SQR Expert’s specific function has insufficient filtering for special characters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary system command and disrupt service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.299% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6643-89bfa-1.html

History

May 6, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Softnext Mail Sqr Expert

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 6, 2025, 7:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: twcert
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 6:40 AM
Updated: May 6, 2025, 7:27 PM
Reserved: Sep 15, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:28 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:28 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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