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Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Published May 6, 2021

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. Because Exim operates as root in the spool directory (owned by a non-root user), an attacker can write to a /var/spool/exim4/input spool header file, in which a crafted recipient address can indirectly lead to command execution.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

References (1)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 6, 2021
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Oct 30, 2020
Link CVE-2020-28008
CISA Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2020-28008
Red Hat
Severity n/a
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Links CVE-2020-28008
ENISA EUVD
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