CVE-2016-1531

PoC ×2—

CVSS 3.0

7.0 high

EPSS

6%p93

Published

Apr 7, 2016 (Apr 7, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Vendors: exim
Products: exim
Weakness: CWE-264
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (6.3%)

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