What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-18862?

CVE-2019-18862 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-18862?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-18862. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.1%.

Mailutils CVE-2019-18862

HIGH

2019-11-11 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Mailutils

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 11, 2019 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.

AnalysisAI

maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode. Affected products include: Gnu Mailutils. Version information: before 3.8.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.