EIP-2026-102834

PRE-CVE

Exim 4.42 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102834. PoCs published by darkeagle.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a local root exploit for Exim <= 4.42 that leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability. It uses a shellcode payload to spawn a shell and manipulates environment variables to control execution flow.

Description

Exim 4.42 - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by darkeagle · bashlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/796

This is a local root exploit for Exim <= 4.42 that leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability. It uses a shellcode payload to spawn a shell and manipulates environment variables to control execution flow.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exim <= 4.42
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Exim <= 4.42 installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026