CVE-2019-18862 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 67)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.18% — more likely to be exploited than 67% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-11-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | mailutils |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU Mailutils 3.7 - Privilege Escalation | 2019-11-21 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12
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