{
    "id": "CVE-2019-10149",
    "published": "2019-06-05 14:29:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:10:21",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-78",
    "description": "A flaw was found in Exim versions 4.87 to 4.91 (inclusive). Improper validation of recipient address in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution.",
    "epss_score": "0.99961",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99975",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-07-10",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:24:20",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-07-10."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "exim",
            "product": "exim"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2019-10149",
        "date_added": "2022-01-10",
        "due_date": "2022-07-10",
        "vendor": "Exim",
        "product": "Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)",
        "name": "Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Validation",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47307",
            "title": "Exim 4.87 / 4.91 - Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-08-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47307"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46996",
            "title": "Exim 4.87 - 4.91 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2019-06-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46996"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46974",
            "title": "Exim 4.87 < 4.91 - (Local / Remote) Command Execution",
            "date": "2019-06-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46974"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00020.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-4.9.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/2",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/3",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/7",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10149",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/5",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201906-01",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4010-1/",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456",
        "https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-10149.txt",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00020.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-4.9.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16"
    ]
}