CVE-2019-13917

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2019-13917 · Published 25/07/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-13917 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting exim (exim).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 8.6%, higher than 95.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
exim exim	`≥ 4.85, ≤ 4.92`	No fix yet

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).

References

exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txt · Patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5 · Third Party Advisory
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51 · Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

exim

≥ 4.85, ≤ 4.92

No fix yet

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