[NEW] [medium] Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities

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A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Exim to execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges.

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What: Multiple vulnerabilities allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges.
Who is affected: Local deployments of Exim are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerabilities are not currently exploited.
Action: Update to the latest version of Exim to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-07-27
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2494

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[NEW] [medium] Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities

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