VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2026-43964
Postfix before 3.8.16, 3.9 before 3.9.10, and 3.10 before 3.10.9 sometimes allows a buffer over-read and process crash via an enhanced status code that lacks text after the third number.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Postfix before 3.8.16, 3.9 before 3.9.10, and 3.10 before 3.10.9 sometimes allows a buffer over-read and process crash via an enhanced status code that lacks text after the third number.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-193
- Affected
- postfix/postfix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.mail-archive.com/postfix-announce@postfix.org/msg00110.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/30Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26205
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50963
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50964
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51034
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51436
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57174
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43964
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466488
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43964.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.