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CVE-2023-51766

MEDPOCExim
score
<0.1
cvss
5.3
epss
1.1%
published
2023-12-24
kev added
—
first seen

Exim before 4.97.1 contains an SMTP smuggling vulnerability caused by support for <LF>.<CR><LF> in certain PIPELINING/CHUNKING configurations, letting remote attackers inject spoofed email messages, exploit requires specific SMTP configuration.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2023-12-24 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxT2026-10-21 — Public PoC: https://github.com/Exim/exim/blob/master/doc/doc-txt/cve-2023-51766Xscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 1.1%2026-09-23: epss 1.1%2026-09-24: epss 1.1%2026-09-25: epss 1.1%2026-09-26: epss 1.1%2026-09-27: epss 1.1%2026-09-28: epss 1.1%2026-09-29: epss 1.1%2026-09-30: epss 1.1%2026-10-01: epss 1.1%2026-10-02: epss 1.1%2026-10-03: epss 1.1%2026-10-04: epss 1.1%2026-10-05: epss 1.1%2026-10-06: epss 1.1%2026-10-07: epss 1.1%2026-10-08: epss 1.1%2026-10-09: epss 1.1%2026-10-10: epss 1.1%2026-10-11: epss 1.1%2026-10-12: epss 1.1%2026-10-13: epss 1.1%2026-10-14: epss 1.1%2026-10-15: epss 1.1%2026-10-16: epss 1.1%2026-10-18: epss 1.1%2026-10-19: epss 1.1%2026-10-20: epss 1.1%2026-10-21: epss 1.1%1.1%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx
  3. Public PoC https://github.com/Exim/exim/blob/master/doc/doc-txt/cve-2023-51766

Exploit availability

Weaknesses

CWE-345

References 21