6.1med
CVE-2020-28014
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges.
Published 5 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. The -oP option is available to the exim user, and allows a denial of service because root-owned files can be overwritten.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
- exim.org /static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28014-PIDFP.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2020-28014
- NVD: CVE-2020-28014
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