CVE-2016-1000282 Critical severity vulnerability that affects Haraka

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 13.5% Framework module PoC

Published: 2019-02-05 19:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:38
Exploit status: Public exploit available

Description

Haraka version 2.8.8 and earlier comes with a plugin for processing attachments for zip files. Versions 2.8.8 and earlier can be vulnerable to command injection.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
npm haraka(npm)	< 2.8.9	2.8.9
haraka project haraka	<= 2.8.8	No fix listed

References

nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory
github.com
github.com exploit patch third-party-advisory

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (3)

v3.0 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.0 9.8 · github
v2.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 13.48% (percentile 96.5)
CWE: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

Public exploit references

Metadata only. CVERadar never hosts or runs exploit code.

Haraka SMTP Command Injection Framework module · Metasploit Framework (Rapid7) · 2017-01-26
Proof of concept: github.com/outflanknl/Exploits/blob/master/harakiri-CVE-2016-1000282.py PoC · GitHub public repositories · 2026-11-11