HIGH
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode
Published Nov 11, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.18%
Description
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
Affected products
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.18% 0.01180
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01180
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01180) | 66.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01135) | 62.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01214) | 66.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 37.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 23.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 21.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.01% (0.02013) | 56.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 50.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 11, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 11, 2019
Link CVE-2019-18862
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a