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Alpine: multiple exim packages: security update to 4.98.5-r0

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445379

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

 - Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and consequently
 gain privileges, because arguments related to queue-name are mishandled. (CVE-2026-66140)

 - Exim before 4.99.5 allows .forward privilege escalation because force_command for a pipe transport is
 mishandled. (CVE-2026-66141)

Solution

Update the exim library and its related packages to version 4.98.5-r0 or later.

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-66140

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-66141

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 445379

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 7/26/2026

Updated: 7/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-66140

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-66140, CVE-2026-66141