CVE-2025-30232 (GCVE-0-2025-30232)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-27 00:00
Modified
2025-03-28 14:37
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
A use-after-free in Exim 4.96 through 4.98.1 could allow users (with command-line access) to escalate privileges.
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Exim Exim Version: 4.96   < 4.98.2
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