PoC Index

CVE-2020-28008

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.4%

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.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 34th percentile
Published
2021-05-06
Updated
2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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