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CVE-2016-1531

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 5.90% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-1531
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
5.90%

Original NVD Description

Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.