Postfix before 2.11.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Postfix before 2.11.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging undocumented functionality in Berkeley DB 2.x and later, related to reading settings from DB_CONFIG in the current directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00547 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.11.10; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.10; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | Postfix |
- cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.11.10; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.10; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Postfix
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2019:0366 Released 2019-02-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 SP1 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0366 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-698c-frxg-8qf9
References
More Postfix vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-01499 The SMTP server in Postfix before 2.5.13, 2.6.x before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-00345 The STARTTLS implementation in Postfix 2.4.x before 2.4.16, 2.5.x before 2.5.12, 2.6.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-28393 Postfix through 3.8.5 allows SMTP smuggling unless configured with… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-32009 Postfix before 3.8.16, 3.9 before 3.9.10, and 3.10 before 3.10.9 sometimes allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-00748 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Postfix Admin (aka postfixadmin) before 2.3.5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2009-02800 The postfix.postinst script in the Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu postfix 2.5.5 package… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-10140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-698c-frxg-8qf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-10140 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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