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CVE-2005-4526

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-12-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web (a.k.a. WEBsweeper) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a URL that does not include a .exe extension but returns an executable file.

Affected products

• Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web: 4.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5 (+1)

References

• http://www.digitalarmaments.com/2005161283546323.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419904/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15982/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23867
• http://www.digitalarmaments.com/2005161283546323.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419904/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15982/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23867

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