EIP-2026-104583

PRE-CVE

Apple Mac OSX 10.4.7 (PPC) - 'fetchmail' Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-104583. PoCs published by Kevin Finisterre.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in fetchmail on macOS 10.4.7 (8J135) by sending a crafted UIDL response containing shellcode to achieve remote code execution. The exploit sets up a fake POP3 server and triggers the vulnerability when fetchmail connects.

Description

Apple Mac OSX 10.4.7 (PPC) - 'fetchmail' Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Kevin Finisterre · perllocalosx

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2107

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This Perl script exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in fetchmail on macOS 10.4.7 (8J135) by sending a crafted UIDL response containing shellcode to achieve remote code execution. The exploit sets up a fake POP3 server and triggers the vulnerability when fetchmail connects.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: fetchmail on macOS 10.4.7 (8J135)

Auth required

Prerequisites: fetchmail installed on macOS 10.4.7 · network access to target · user interaction to trigger fetchmail

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026