{
  "cveId": "CVE-2020-1946",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1946",
  "summary": "CVE-2020-1946 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by sa-compile 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5, released December 30, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "spamassassin: The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email.\n\nSecurity Fix...",
  "description": "The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* spamassassin: Malicious rule configuration files can be configured to run system commands (CVE-2020-1946)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "published": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Moderate",
  "cvss": 9.8,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "epss": 0.06132,
  "epssPercentile": 0.93491,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "sa-compile",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "fix": "sa-compile 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-sa-compile-3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "released": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "sa-compile",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "fix": "sa-compile 3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-sa-compile-3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "released": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamassassin",
      "release": "RHEL 8",
      "fixedVersion": "0:3.4.4-4.el8",
      "fix": "RHSA-2021:4315",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-4315",
      "released": "2021-11-09T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamassassin",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "fix": "spamassassin 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-spamassassin-3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "released": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamassassin",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "fix": "spamassassin 3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-spamassassin-3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "released": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamassassin",
      "release": "almalinux 8",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.4-4.el8",
      "fix": "ALSA-2021:4315",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2021-4315",
      "released": "2021-11-09T08:58:53Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamassassin",
      "release": "ol 8",
      "fixedVersion": "0:3.4.4-4.el8",
      "fix": "ELSA-2021-4315",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2021-4315",
      "released": "2021-11-16T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamassassin",
      "release": "rocky 8",
      "fixedVersion": "0:3.4.4-4.el8",
      "fix": "RLSA-2021:4315",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2021-4315",
      "released": "2021-11-09T08:58:53Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamc",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "fix": "spamc 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-spamc-3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
      "released": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "spamc",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "fix": "spamc 3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-spamc-3.4.4-1ubuntu1.1",
      "released": "2020-12-30T16:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}