CVE-2025-30232
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Exim to elevate their privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A local vulnerability allows privilege escalation.
- Who is affected
- Systems with local user access to Exim installations.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; requires local access but results in privilege escalation.
- Action
- Apply the security update for CVE-2025-30232.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.52% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 42% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Exim: Vulnerability enables privilege escalationcert-bund · 2026-08-14
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