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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-27183 · published 14 April 2021

CVE-2021-27183: Altn mdaemon vulnerability

Altn · Mdaemon

An issue was discovered in MDaemon before 20.0.4. Administrators can use Remote Administration to exploit an Arbitrary File Write vulnerability. An attacker is able to create new files in any location of the filesystem, or he may be able to modify existing files. This vulnerability may directly lead to Remote Code Execution.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.7% · top 14.7% CWE-610 · CWE-610
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in MDaemon before 20.0.4. Administrators can use Remote Administration to exploit an Arbitrary File Write vulnerability. An attacker is able to create new files in any location of the filesystem, or he may be able to modify existing files. This vulnerability may directly lead to Remote Code Execution.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/chudyPB/MDaemon-Advisories ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.altn.com/Support/SecurityUpdate/MD011221_MDaemon_EN/ Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/chudyPB/MDaemon-Advisories ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.altn.com/Support/SecurityUpdate/MD011221_MDaemon_EN/ Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-27183), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.