CVE-2026-94057

NVD: Exim before 4.100.1 allows SMTP smuggling in which the received message does not match any sent message, and instead depends on crafted data sent after a rejection during DATA processing.

Source-published summary

NVD: Exim before 4.100.1 allows SMTP smuggling in which the received message does not match any sent message, and instead depends on crafted data sent after a rejection during DATA processing.

Possible impact

This medium severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for defensive exposure review.

Affected context

vendor/product: exim / exim

Remediation / advisory

Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.

Why it matters

This medium severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for defensive exposure review.; CVSS 4.0 (MEDIUM); EPSS percentile 8; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD, Vendor Advisory.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

exposure unknown

Impact tags

Urgency reasons

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD / Vendor Advisory description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used

True

fallback summary used

False

unsafe procedural detail present

false

raw source displayed

false

public summary redacted

true

Remediation handoff

Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.

Official references

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94057
• https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20260918.121220.0f87338e.en.html