CVE-2019-10149
Published 2019-06-05 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secalert@redhat.com
Summary
CVE-2019-10149 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 10, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by July 10, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Exim has 5 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.
All 5 known-exploited Exim vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Exim — Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)
Name: Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Validation
Date added: 2022-01-10 · Due: 2022-07-10
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- 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

