CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-66141
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- Last modified
- 2026-08-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.4 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-829
Description
Exim before 4.99.5 allows .forward privilege escalation because force_command for a pipe transport is mishandled.
Affected configurations
• exim exim (< 4.99.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere weakness
References
- https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/22/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory