HIGH KEV
exim: privilege escalation
Published Dec 14, 2010 ·Due Apr 15, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 17.96%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 5.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
exim-0:4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
exim-0:4.63-5.el5_6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0153
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | exim-0:4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | exim-0:4.63-5.el5_6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0153 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
Listed in CISA KEV KEV
Date Added
Mar 25, 2022
Patch Due
Apr 15, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
17.96% 0.17965
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17965
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 17.96% (0.17965) | 97.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.79% (0.17794) | 96.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 6.86% (0.06856) | 91.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05133) | 89.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04024) | 88.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 7.26% (0.07263) | 91.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04024) | 87.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 7.26% (0.07263) | 91.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04024) | 88.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 7.26% (0.07263) | 91.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | 5.67% (0.05675) | 90.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 12.82% (0.12823) | 93.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 19.57% (0.19566) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 11.70% (0.11704) | 93.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 9.35% (0.09353) | 92.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.21% (0.11209) | 92.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08425) | 86.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 11.49% (0.11491) | 92.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.17% (0.08169) | 91.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01123) | 84.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 46.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 44.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (33)
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42576 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42930 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43128 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/ x_refsource_MISCPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4345 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4345
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4345 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4345
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 14, 2010
Updated Oct 22, 2025
Reserved Nov 30, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4345
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 7, 2025