CVE-2025-30232 — Use After Free in Exim

CWE-416 — Use After Free7 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA8.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Exim
Timeline
PublishedMar 28

Description

A use-after-free in Exim 4.96 through 4.98.1 could allow users (with command-line access) to escalate privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5exim/exim4.96 — 4.98.2
▶NVDexim/exim4.96 — 4.98.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2025-30232: A use-after-free in Exim 4↗2025-03-28
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GHSA
GHSA-qw8f-786p-mp4v: A use-after-free in Exim 4↗2025-03-28
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CVEList
CVE-2025-30232: A use-after-free in Exim 4↗2025-03-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Exim vulnerability↗2025-03-26
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Debian
CVE-2025-30232: exim4 - A use-after-free in Exim 4.96 through 4.98.1 could allow users (with command-lin...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-67896 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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