critical
CVE-2016-10074
The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer ...
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).
Description
The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| composer::GitHub Security Advisory Composer | swiftmailer/swiftmailer | 5.4.5 |
| composer::PHP Security Advisories Database | swiftmailer/swiftmailer | no fix listed |
| debian 11 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| debian 12 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| debian 14 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| debian 7 | libphp-swiftmailer | 4.1.5-1+deb7u1 |
| debian 8 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.2.2-1+deb8u1 |
| echo | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 18.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 18.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 19.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
Show all 24 entries from 24 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| composer::GitHub Security Advisory Composer | swiftmailer/swiftmailer | 5.4.5 |
| composer::PHP Security Advisories Database | swiftmailer/swiftmailer | no fix listed |
| debian 11 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| debian 12 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| debian 14 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| debian 7 | libphp-swiftmailer | 4.1.5-1+deb7u1 |
| debian 8 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.2.2-1+deb8u1 |
| echo | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 18.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 18.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 19.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 19.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 20.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 20.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 21.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 21.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 22.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 22.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 23.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 23.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 24.04 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu 24.10 | libphp-swiftmailer | 5.4.2-1.1 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3769
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95140
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/CVE-2016-10074.yaml
- https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10074