VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0889

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-12-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

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