Description
A use-after-free in Exim 4.96 through 4.98.1 could allow users (with command-line access) to escalate privileges.
Published: 2025-03-27
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5887-1 exim4 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-8527 A use-after-free in Exim 4.96 through 4.98.1 could allow users (with command-line access) to escalate privileges.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7373-1 Exim vulnerability
History

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:45:00 +0000

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References

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:45:00 +0000

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Description A use-after-free in Exim 4.96 through 4.98.1 could allow users (with command-line access) to escalate privileges.
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-28T14:37:08.614Z

Reserved: 2025-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-30232

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-28T00:11:36.790Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-28T00:15:14.130

Modified: 2025-09-30T21:52:55.007

Link: CVE-2025-30232

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:26:05Z

Weaknesses