CVE-2019-18862
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in...
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
CVE-2019-18862- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
CVE-2019-18862- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-8557 No score
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
EUVD-2019-8557- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rww3-9vvq-977p No score
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in...
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
GHSA-rww3-9vvq-977p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
CVE-2019-18862- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-18862
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18862- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11035-1 No score
libmailutils5-3.8-8.8 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libmailutils5-3.8-8.8 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11035-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mailutilsDebian:12 |
before 1:3.8-1 | 1:3.8-1 |
mailutilsDebian:13 |
before 1:3.8-1 | 1:3.8-1 |
mailutilsDebian:14 |
before 1:3.8-1 | 1:3.8-1 |
mailutilsUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.99.98-11:2.99.98-1.1 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.99.98-2build21:2.99.99-1ubuntu11:2.99.99-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.1.1-11:3.3-11:3.4-1 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.6-1build11:3.7-11:3.7-21:3.7-2ubuntu11:3.7-2.1 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.11.1-5build11:3.13-11:3.14-1 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.16-11:3.16-1build11:3.17-11:3.17-1.1build21:3.17-1.1build3 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.18-11:3.19-11:3.20-2 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.20-3build11:3.21-1 |
None known |
mailutilsUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.20-21:3.20-31:3.20-3build1 |
None known |
mailutilsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.8-8.8 | 3.8-8.8 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNU Mailutils 3.7 - Privilege Escalation | 2019-11-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-18862 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Mailutils, published November 11, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in mailutils 1:3.8-1.
References
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18862
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rww3-9vvq-977p
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-18862
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18862
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18862
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18862