maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade mailutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 11, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-mail/mailutils. | Jun 15, 2020 | Nov 11, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Nov 11, 2019 |
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