Email Security

CVE-2020-36519: Mimecast Email Security before 2020-01-10 allows any admin to spoof any domain, and pass DMARC alignment vi…

Mimecast Email Security before 2020-01-10 allows any admin to spoof any domain, and pass DMARC alignment via SPF.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityUnknown
EPSS0.81%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixSee advisory

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
n/a n/aSee the advisory

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What it is

Mimecast Email Security before 2020-01-10 allows any admin to spoof any domain, and pass DMARC alignment via SPF. This occurs through misuse of the address rewrite feature. (The domain being spoofed must be a customer in the Mimecast grid from which the spoofing occurs.)

Sources

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