Exploited· due 2022-03-17

CVE-2019-16928

Exim Exim Internet Mailer

Exim contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

Exploitation status

  • CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
  • US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-03-17. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

CVSS
Not yet scored

Dates

Published
2022-03-03
Added to KEV
2022-03-03
Remediation due
2022-03-17
Sources
CISA KEV