CVE-2025-26794

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

Exim 4.98 before 4.98.1, when SQLite hints and ETRN serialization are used, allows remote SQL injection. (Resolving SQL injection requires an update to 4.99.1 in certain non-default rate-limit configurations.)

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.77997

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EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

exim>= 4.98 and < 4.98.1

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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

et-openET EXPLOIT Exim SQLite (DBM) Injection (CVE-2025-26794)attempted-user

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD21 Feb 2025 · 01:15 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Exploitation

none

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

partial

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:14935-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237424Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://code.exim.org/exim/exim/commit/bfe32b5c6ea033736a26da8421513206db9fe305Patch

https://exim.orgProduct

https://exim.org/static/doc/security/EXIM-Security-2025-12-09.1/report.txt

https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/EximSecurityVendor Advisory

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/383926Release Notes

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https://github.com/openbsd/ports/commit/584d2c49addce9ca0ae67882cc16969104d7f82dPatch

https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2025-26794.txtVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/19/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/21/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/21/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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