High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1531
CVE-2016-1531
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/nvdExploit
- www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txtnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517nvd
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startupnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/nvd
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