Servers and applications
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.
Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022.
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 14 Dec 2010
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 18% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Command injection (CWE-77)
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
EximServers and applications · cpe:a:exim:exim |
|
Known exploited
- CISA name
- Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Due for US agencies
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Not known