CVE-2020-8015
Local privilege escalation in exim package from user mail to root
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2020 at 07:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsEximopenSUSEFactory
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of exim in openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory exim versions prior to 4.93.0.4-3.1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.93.0.4-3.1
Affected range stops below 4.93.0.4-3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
opensuse-opensuse (environment)
exim ≤ v < 4.93.0.4-3.1exim
Affected range stops below 4.93.0.4-3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
openSUSE· openSUSEdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00010.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154183CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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