CVE-2026-48840 (GCVE-0-2026-48840)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-30 01:50 – Updated: 2026-05-30 03:08 X_Open Source
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-839 - Numeric Range Comparison Without Minimum Check
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Exim Exim Affected: 4.88 , < 4.99.4 (custom)
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