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CVE-2016-1531

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-04-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.

Affected products

• Exim: through 4.86

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
• http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html

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