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CVE-2026-40685

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-04-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2026-40685
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.32%

Original NVD Description

In Exim before 4.99.2, when JSON lookup is enabled, an out-of-bounds heap write can occur when a JSON operator encounters malformed JSON in an untrusted header, because of an incorrect implementation of \ skipping.

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