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Exim MTA CVE-2026-48840

| EUVD-2026-33446 MEDIUM
Numeric Range Comparison Without Minimum Check (CWE-839)
2026-05-30 mitre GHSA-wgrp-2w9f-fmvg
5.3
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Analysis Generated
May 30, 2026 - 02:26 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

Exim 4.88 before 4.99.4, in some proxy configurations, mishandles certain short payloads, leading to disclosure of uninitialized stack memory values to a client.

AnalysisAI

Uninitialized stack memory disclosure in Exim 4.88 through 4.99.3 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary stack memory contents by sending specially crafted short payloads to proxy-enabled SMTP listeners. The vulnerability is constrained to proxy configurations but requires no authentication and no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), making it trivially reachable against exposed instances. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

Debian

exim4
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye vulnerable 4.94.2-7+deb11u3 -
bullseye (security) vulnerable 4.94.2-7+deb11u5 -
bookworm fixed 4.96-15+deb12u10 -
bookworm (security) fixed 4.96-15+deb12u10 -
trixie fixed 4.98.2-1+deb13u3 -
trixie (security) fixed 4.98.2-1+deb13u3 -
forky vulnerable 4.99.3-1 -
sid fixed 4.99.3-2 -
(unstable) fixed 4.99.3-2 -

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CVE-2026-48840 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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