# CVE-2022-31245: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can inject OS commands via Sync Jobs debug options to escalate privileges to domain admin in mailcow.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-724h-f4rh-cc47

## What is CVE-2022-31245?

CVE-2022-31245 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

mailcow before 2022-05d allows a remote authenticated user to inject OS commands and escalate privileges to domain admin via the --debug option in conjunction with the ---PIPEMESS option in Sync Jobs.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31245?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mailcow Mailcow\.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2022-31245: RCE and domain admin privilege escalation for Mailcow (github_poc): https://github.com/ly1g3/Mailcow-CVE-2022-31245

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-53909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53909/): mailcow: dockerized vulnerable to SSTI in Quota and Quarantine Notification Template (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-24760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24760/): Mailcow Docker Container Exposure to Local Network (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-34108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34108/): Manipulation of Internal Dovecot Variables in mailcow via crafted Passwords (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-31138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31138/): OS Command Injection in mailcow (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8928/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31245 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31245/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31245/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.