CVE-2019-18862

HIGH

Maidag <3.8 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Mike Gualtieri · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47703

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0072
EPSS Percentile 72.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gnu/mailutils < 3.8
Published Nov 11, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026