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CVE-2016-10033

is CVE-2016-10033real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 99.7%CISA KEVCWE-88

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

The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted Sender property.

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Not a real issue

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 3) — CVSS base score 9.8

In line with its CVSS base score.

Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · Marco FerriCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-07-07). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Related CVEs

Same weakness — CWE-88.