Is CVE-2010-2024 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-2024 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-2024?

CVE-2010-2024 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-2024?

CVE-2010-2024 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2024?

Upgrade exim4 on debian 11 to 4.72-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2024

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

exim4Debian

Fixed in:4.72-1CVE-2010-2024

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references15

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CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.