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CVE-2026-48840

CVE-2026-48840 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.3 MEDIUM

Reported by mitre · Published May 30, 2026

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
EximExim4.88
alpineexim0, 0, 0
eximexim4.88, 4.88, 4.88
EximExim4.88, 4.88, 4.88

Timeline

  • May 30, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 30, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 30, 2026 CVE Updated
  • May 31, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 31, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Jun 1, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jun 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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