CVE-2019-15846

CRITICAL EXPLOITED IN THE WILD RANSOMWARE

Exim <4.92.2 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 30 stars

by synacktiv · remote

https://github.com/synacktiv/Exim-CVE-2019-15846

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (23)

[Mitigation, Vendor Advisory] http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html

[Various Sources] https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1

... and 3 more

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.6399

EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-02-08

InTheWild.io 2019-09-08

Ransomware Use Confirmed

Status published

Products (4)

debian/debian_linux 8.0

debian/debian_linux 9.0

debian/debian_linux 10.0

exim/exim < 4.92.2

Published Sep 06, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026