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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2010-4345Exim · Exim

Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

6.51 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
91.2 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 91.2% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Mar 25, 2022

Remediation Due

Apr 15, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Exim allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence