A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (appliance form factor only) product effecting versions 5.1.3.001-9.2.0.006. The vulnerability arises out of a failure to comprehensively sanitize the processing of .tar file (tape archives). The vulnerability stems from incomplete input validation of a user-supplied .tar file as it pertains to the names of the files contained within the archive. As a consequence, a remote attacker can specifically format these file names in a particular manner that will result in remotely executing a system command through Perl's qx operator with the privileges of the Email Security Gateway product. This issue was fixed as part of BNSF-36456 patch. This patch was automatically applied to all customer appliances.
Published: 2023-08-30
Since October 2022, attackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Barracuda Email Security Gateway devices, and both the vendor and the FBI urge customers to replace these devices immediately.
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-317a
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-207a
https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/m-trends-2024.pdf
https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/documents/Year_in_Review_of_ZeroDays.pdf
Published: 2023-05-24
Updated: 2025-04-02
Named Vulnerability: WhirlpoolNamed Vulnerability: SaltwaterNamed Vulnerability: SUBMARINENamed Vulnerability: Barracuda Email Security GatewayKnown Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.89774