CVE-2026-40685

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 24.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-04-30 00:00Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-01 14:26Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-14

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-684Incorrect Provision of Specified FunctionalityClass
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

25b6910e127d1acd51b84b826d560c858949c5f6bee76ca866c55435a3e96bfb

• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/21
• exim.orghttps://exim.org/static/doc/security/cve-2026-04.1/CVE2026-40685.assessment
• code.exim.orghttps://code.exim.org/exim/exim/commit/9fdc057e71b87c87a0d3d2288b2810a0efaaba57
• exim.orghttps://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2026-40685.txt