CVE-2026-94054 json
Exim before 4.100.1, when Proxy-Protocol is used with an attacker-controlled proxy, has an out-of-bounds write.
published 2026-09-19 50 d ago modified 2026-09-24 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-83612
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Exim before 4.100.1, when Proxy-Protocol is used with an attacker-controlled proxy, has an out-of-bounds write.
Patch / fix
- Exim Exim 4.100.1
- exim4 Debian 13 4.98.2-1+deb13u5
- exim4 Debian 14 4.100.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-94054
- exim4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 4.95-4ubuntu2.12
- exim4 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 4.97-4ubuntu4.8
- exim4 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 4.99.1-1ubuntu1.5
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-94054
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-94054 updated cvss 7.0
exim: Exim: Arbitrary code execution via attacker-controlled Proxy-Protocol
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 47 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Exim Exim
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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lists.exim.org
/lurker/message/20260918.121220.0f87338e.en.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-94054
- NVD CVE-2026-94054
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