CVE-2026-45185

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: May 12, 2026 Modified: May 28, 2026
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Description

Exim before 4.99.3, in certain GnuTLS configurations, has a remotely reachable use-after-free in the BDAT body parsing path. It is triggered when a client sends a TLS close_notify mid-body during a CHUNKING transfer, followed by a final cleartext byte on the same TCP connection. This can lead to heap corruption. An unauthenticated network attacker exploiting this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://code.exim.org/exim/wiki/wiki/EximSecurity
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exim.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48111748
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/25
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

exim