Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.

Description

Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

35.7% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (23)

• http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20190906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1911-1] exim4 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 20190906 [SECURITY] [DSA 4517-1] exim4 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190906 Re: CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• DSA-4517 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• USN-4124-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• VU#672565 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190906 Sv: [exim] CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190906 Re: CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190906 Re: CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• GLSA-201909-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190906 Re: Re: CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190907 Re: Sv: [exim] CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190906 Re: Sv: [exim] CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2019-ae361e20c2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2019-467fcbb10a (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190908 Re: Re: CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20190909 Re: Sv: [exim] CVE-2019-15846: Exim - local or remote attacker can execute programs with root privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2019:2093 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2019-1ed7bbb09c (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• USN-4124-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)

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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 01:03 UTC.