Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2010-4345
Exim 4.72 and earlier 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, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:17.79%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-77 ↗CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| exim | exim | all |
| opensuse | opensuse | 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 |
| debian | debian_linux | 5.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 8.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2010-11-30T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2010-12-14T15:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2010-12-07 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:50 |
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