Description
Exim before 4.99.5 allows .forward privilege escalation because force_command for a pipe transport is mishandled.
Published: 2026-07-24
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Exim before 4.99.5 allows .forward privilege escalation because force_command for a pipe transport is mishandled.
First Time appeared Exim
Exim exim
Weaknesses CWE-829
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Exim
Exim exim
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Exim Exim
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-24T04:37:46.099Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T04:37:45.699Z

Link: CVE-2026-66141

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