CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-43964

LowCVSS 3.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.49%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in Postfix before versions 3.8.16, 3.9.10, and 3.10.9 allows a buffer over-read and process crash via an enhanced status code that lacks text after the third number.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can crash the mail server process, leading to denial of service (DoS) and potential loss of email availability.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Postfix to version 3.8.16, 3.9.10, or 3.10.9, depending on the branch in use.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS