EIP-2026-103098

PRE-CVE

Dovecot with Exim - 'sender_address' Remote Command Execution

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103098. PoCs published by RedTeam Pentesting GmbH.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory details a misconfiguration in Exim when using Dovecot as a local delivery agent, where the 'use_shell' option in the pipe transport allows remote command execution via crafted sender addresses. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of shell metacharacters in the $sender_address variable.

Description

Dovecot with Exim - 'sender_address' Remote Command Execution

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by RedTeam Pentesting GmbH · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25297

This advisory details a misconfiguration in Exim when using Dovecot as a local delivery agent, where the 'use_shell' option in the pipe transport allows remote command execution via crafted sender addresses. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of shell metacharacters in the $sender_address variable.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exim with Dovecot LDA (example configuration since 2009-10-23)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Exim configured with Dovecot LDA using the 'use_shell' option in the pipe transport
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026