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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-6831 · published 20 November 2013

CVE-2013-6831: Pineapp mail-secure 5099sk permissions and access controls vulnerability

Pineapp · Mail Secure 5099sk

PineApp Mail-SeCure 3.70 and earlier on 5099SK and earlier platforms has a sudoers file that does not properly restrict user specifications, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command that leverages access to the qmailq account.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.0% · top 38.2% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PineApp Mail-SeCure 3.70 and earlier on 5099SK and earlier platforms has a sudoers file that does not properly restrict user specifications, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command that leverages access to the qmailq account.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-11/0139.html Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-11/0139.html Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-6831), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.