CVE-2025-26794

Exim 4.98 before 4.98.1, when SQLite hints and ETRN serialization are used, allows remote SQL injection.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237424	Third Party Advisory Issue Tracking
https://code.exim.org/exim/exim/commit/bfe32b5c6ea033736a26da8421513206db9fe305	Patch
https://exim.org	Product
https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/EximSecurity	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/383926	Release Notes
https://github.com/openbsd/ports/commit/584d2c49addce9ca0ae67882cc16969104d7f82d	Patch
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2025-26794.txt	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/19/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/21/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/21/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-21 13:15

Updated : 2025-09-25 13:12

NVD link : CVE-2025-26794

Mitre link : CVE-2025-26794

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-26794

JSON object : View

Products Affected

exim

exim

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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