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CVE-2021-27216

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.

  • Published: May 6, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-27216
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.3
  • AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.3
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
exim / exim - 4.94.2