๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-48840

MEDIUM 5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
9th

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.

CWE CWE-839
Vendor exim
Product exim
Published May 30, 2026
Last Updated Jun 5, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

Exim / Exim
4.88 < 4.99.4

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
exim.org: https://exim.org/static/doc/security/EXIM-Security-2026-05-19.1 openwall.com: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/29/3 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/29/3 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00004.html