{
    "id": "CVE-2016-1531",
    "published": "2016-04-07 23:59:04",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:42:07",
    "cvss_score": "7.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "description": "Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.",
    "epss_score": "0.06271",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93376",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "exim",
            "product": "exim"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39702",
            "title": "Exim - 'perl_startup' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2016-04-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39549",
            "title": "Exim < 4.86.2 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2016-03-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39535",
            "title": "Exim 4.84-3 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2016-03-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517",
        "http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517",
        "http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/"
    ]
}