What is GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg?

GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg cover?

GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-66140. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg?

GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rgHighCVSS 8.4

Exim before 4.99.5 allows directory traversal to access files outside of the spool area, and...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-66140 →

📋 Description

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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66140
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/22/9
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5qxf-w5v2-m3rg