CVE-2026-66140highCWE-24

CVE-2026-66140: high-severity vulnerability in Exim

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21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 8.4epss 0.4%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Exim · Exim
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