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CVE-2001-0473

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score
2.1% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2001-0469)
Published
June 27, 2001
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2001-0469 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • conectiva / linux
  • immunix / immunix
  • immunix / immunix
  • immunix / immunix
  • mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
  • mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
  • mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
  • mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
  • mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
  • mutt / mutt
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

10 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2001-0473: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5)