CVE-2026-40685
9.8 CritiqueDescription
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.
Produits concernés
Scores CVSS
| Version | Score | Source | Vecteur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Moyenne | cve@mitre.org | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critique | nvd@nist.gov (NVD) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Faiblesses (CWE)
Références
- https://code.exim.org/exim/exim/commit/9fdc057e71b87c87a0d3d2288b2810a0efaaba57 Patch
- https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2026-40685.txt Broken Link
- https://exim.org/static/doc/security/cve-2026-04.1/CVE2026-40685.assessment Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/21 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory