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CVE-2016-1531
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
High7.0EPSS 6.2%
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- certcc
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.2% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- DSA-3517 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 39535 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1035512 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0721 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 39702 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- USN-2933-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 39549 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .