{"cve":"CVE-2016-1531","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-07T23:59:04.847","modified":"2026-06-17T00:42:07.677","status":"Modified","description":"Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517","http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt","http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup"],"products":["exim:exim"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-1531","score":0.06236,"percentile":0.93546,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}