Vulnerability Snapshot
This advisory is rated CRITICAL — exploitation is trivial or already observed in the wild and impact is severe. Patch immediately, not on the next maintenance window.
Executive Summary
It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain command line options. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access files outside of the spool area. It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled string expansion in .local files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
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What is "USN-8590-1: Exim vulnerabilities"?
This is a critical-severity vendor advisory from Ubuntu Security Notices (USN). It covers the affected product family and was flagged for security teams to evaluate.
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Affected technology is listed in the Affected Products section above. If your asset inventory contains any of them, assume in-scope until you can prove otherwise.
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