{
    "id": "CVE-2019-13917",
    "published": "2019-07-25 20:15:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:17:24",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-19",
    "description": "Exim 4.85 through 4.92 (fixed in 4.92.1) allows remote code execution as root in some unusual configurations that use the ${sort } expansion for items that can be controlled by an attacker (e.g., $local_part or $domain).",
    "epss_score": "0.08622",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94953",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:20",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "exim",
            "product": "exim"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txt",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488",
        "http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txt",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488"
    ]
}