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CVE-2010-4345

CWE-77

Critical

90.5

RPS

Description

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.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
17.96%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Mar 2022
Fix commit
Fix commit known
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-77
Published
14 Dec 2010
Last modified 21 Apr 2026

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2010-4345 · RPS 90.5 · DevSecure Intelligence