CVE-2010-4345

Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive.

  • Published Dec 14, 2010
  • CVSS 7.8 high
  • 18.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • A Metasploit module exploits it
  • A fix is available

CVE-2010-4345 at the National Vulnerability Database