CVE-2026-66140

—

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p17

Published

Jul 24, 2026 (Jul 24, 2026)

Modified

Aug 17, 2026

Description

Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and consequently gain privileges, because arguments related to queue-name are mishandled.

Vendors: exim
Products: exim
Weakness: CWE-24
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.3%)

In the news0 stories

No ingested article mentions this CVE yet.