CVE-2021-44227

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 2, 2021 at 02:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:12 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxMailman

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.1.38
Affected range stops below 2.1.38, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1952384
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-352

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