Maplesoft Maple up to 13 Maplet File code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Maplesoft Maple up to 13. This affects an unknown part of the component Maplet File Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-20120. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Maplesoft Maple up to 13. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Maplet File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Maple versions up to and including 13's Maplet framework allows embedded commands to be executed automatically when a .maplet file is opened. This behavior bypasses standard security restrictions that normally prevent code execution in regular Maple worksheets. The vulnerability enables attackers to craft malicious .maplet files that execute arbitrary code without user interaction.

The weakness was presented by scriptjunkie. The advisory is shared at maplesoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-20120 since 08/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/22/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2010-5322). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Maplesoft

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• Maple

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• 13

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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