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CVE-2021-27216

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3 EPSS 0.98%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-27216
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.3
EPSS
0.98%

Original NVD Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.

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