What is CVE-2026-94054?

CVE-2026-94054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exim, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-94054?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Exim

CVE-2026-94054

Exim before 4.100.1, when Proxy-Protocol is used with an attacker-controlled proxy, has an out-of-bounds write.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-09-19 · last modified 2026-09-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Exim

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20260918.121220.0f87338e.en.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-94054?: CVE-2026-94054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exim, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-94054?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.