CVE-2020-24045: A sandbox escape issue was discovered in TitanHQ SpamTitan Gateway 7.07

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HIGH 7.2DOWNGRADE

CVE-2020-24045 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) affecting spamtitan. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A sandbox escape issue was discovered in TitanHQ SpamTitan Gateway 7.07. It limits the admin user to a restricted shell, allowing execution of a small number of tools of the operating system. The restricted shell can be bypassed by presenting a fake vmware-tools ISO image to the guest virtual machine running SpamTitan Gateway. This ISO image should contain a valid Perl script at the vmware-freebsd-tools/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl path

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.2 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.6% (top 25%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-345
Published	2020-09-17
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: titanhq

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-09-17 17:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:05 UTCUpdated Record last modified

titanhq spamtitan DOWNGRADE

Affected: 7.07

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.07

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy spamtitan || rpm -q spamtitan || spamtitan --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.07 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison spamtitan sudo apt install spamtitan=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.07> sudo apt-mark hold spamtitan

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list spamtitan sudo dnf downgrade spamtitan-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.07> sudo dnf versionlock add spamtitan

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-24045?

spamtitan: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-24045 being exploited?

CVE-2020-24045 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-24045 affect?

CVE-2020-24045 affects spamtitan. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). A sandbox escape issue was discovered in TitanHQ SpamTitan Gateway 7.07. It limits the admin user to a restricted shell, allowing execution of a small number of tools of the operating system. The restricted shell can be bypassed by presenti

How urgent is CVE-2020-24045?

Priority 49/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

Software pages

VMware vulnerabilities · Perl vulnerabilities

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References

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