Is CVE-2011-1407 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1407 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1407?

CVE-2011-1407 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2011-1407

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD

The DKIM implementation in Exim 4.7x before 4.76 permits matching for DKIM identities to apply to lookup items, instead of only strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or access a filesystem via a crafted identity.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 3.8% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-1414)
Published: May 16, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1414 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

exim / exim
exim / exim
exim / exim
exim / exim
exim / exim
exim / exim

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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