CVE-2020-28007

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

published May 6, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. Because Exim operates as root in the log directory (owned by a non-root user), a symlink or hard link attack allows overwriting critical root-owned files anywhere on the filesystem.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00530 · 44.0th percentile
Published
2021-05-06T02:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 02:58Z
    Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
    cvelistv5