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Exim CVE-2026-40685

| EUVD-2026-26443 MEDIUM
Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality (CWE-684)
2026-04-30 mitre
6.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Patch released
May 01, 2026 - 17:51 nvd
Patch available
Patch available
Apr 30, 2026 - 23:02 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Apr 30, 2026 - 22:00 vuln.today
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 30, 2026 - 21:45 euvd
EUVD-2026-26443
Analysis Generated
Apr 30, 2026 - 21:45 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 - 00:00 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

In Exim before 4.99.2, when JSON lookup is enabled, an out-of-bounds heap write can occur when a JSON operator encounters malformed JSON in an untrusted header, because of an incorrect implementation of \ skipping.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds heap write in Exim before 4.99.2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service and potentially corrupt memory when the JSON lookup feature is enabled and malformed JSON is present in untrusted email headers, due to incorrect backslash escape sequence handling in the JSON operator.

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