CVE-2026-66140

Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and consequently gain privileges, because arguments related to queue-name are mishandled...

CVE-2026-66140

Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and consequently gain privileges, because arguments related to queue-name are mishandled...

CVE-2026-66140

CVE-2026-66140 affects Exim before 4.99.5. The root cause is mishandling of queue-name arguments, enabling directory traversal outside the spool area and resulting in privilege escalation. Exploitation requires local access (no user interaction) and yields high impact to confidentiality, integrit...

EUVD-2026-48478

Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and consequently gain privileges, because arguments related to queue-name are mishandled...

CVE-2026-66141: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Exim before 4.99.5 allows .forward privilege escalation because forcecommand for a pipe transport is mishandled...

CVE-2026-66140: Path Traversal: '../filedir'

Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and consequently gain privileges, because arguments related to queue-name are mishandled...

USN-8590-1: Exim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain command line options. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access files outside of the spool area. It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled string expansion in .local files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue ...

PT-2026-64234

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exim versions prior to 4.99.5 Description Improper handling of arguments related to the queue-name allows directory traversal, enabling access to files outside of the spool area and subsequent privilege escalation. Recommendations Update to...

PT-2026-64235

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exim versions prior to 4.99.5 Description An issue exists where the force command for a pipe transport is mishandled, allowing for privilege escalation via .forward. Recommendations Update to version 4.99.5 or later...

The vulnerability of the Exim mail server, related to the lack of initialization of resources, allows attackers to compromise the confidentiality and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the Exim mail server is related to the lack of initialization of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality and accessibility of the protected information...

The vulnerability of the Exim mail server, related to reading data beyond the allowed buffer limits, allows attackers to gain access to confidential data.

The vulnerability of the Exim mail server is related to reading data from buffer beyond the allowed limits. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to gain access to confidential data...

USN-6455-2 exim4 regression

USN-6455-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exim. The fix for CVE-2023-42117 introduced a regression on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS that resulted in certain connections logging a Taint mismatch error. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered tha...

USN-6455-2: Exim regression

USN-6455-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exim. The fix for CVE-2023-42117 introduced a regression on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS that resulted in certain connections logging a Taint mismatch error. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered tha...

[SECURITY] Fedora 43 Update: exim-4.99.4-1.fc43

Exim is a message transfer agent MTA developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. It is freely available under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. In style it is similar to Smail 3, but its facilities are more general. There is a great deal ...

[SECURITY] Fedora 44 Update: exim-4.99.4-1.fc44

Exim is a message transfer agent MTA developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. It is freely available under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. In style it is similar to Smail 3, but its facilities are more general. There is a great deal ...

Fedora 43 : exim (2026-71b1e9b455)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-71b1e9b455 advisory. This is an update fixing a pre-authentication information disclosure CVE-2026-48840. Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the...

Fedora 44 : exim (2026-78bf093219)

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-78bf093219 advisory. This is an update fixing a pre-authentication information disclosure CVE-2026-48840. Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the...

[SECURITY] [DLA 4615-1] exim4 security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4615-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz June 05, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS -...

CVE-2026-48840

A flaw was found in Exim. In certain proxy configurations, Exim mishandles short data payloads. This can lead to the disclosure of uninitialized stack memory values to a remote client, potentially exposing sensitive information...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Exim vulnerabilities (USN-8382-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8382-1 advisory. Timo Longin discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain SMTP messages in PIPELINING/CHUNKING configurations. A...