EIP-2026-102825

PRE-CVE

Elm 2.4 - 'filter' Arbitrary Mail Disclosure

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102825. PoCs published by David J Meltzer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in Elm's 'filter' utility to read a victim's mail spool by replacing a temporary file with a symbolic link. It demonstrates an information leak vulnerability by copying the victim's mail contents to the attacker's file.

Description

Elm 2.4 - 'filter' Arbitrary Mail Disclosure

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by David J Meltzer · bashlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20291

This exploit leverages a race condition in Elm's 'filter' utility to read a victim's mail spool by replacing a temporary file with a symbolic link. It demonstrates an information leak vulnerability by copying the victim's mail contents to the attacker's file.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Elm mail client (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system · Elm mail client installed · Victim's username
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026