Security News > 2023 > September > Millions of Exim mail servers exposed to zero-day RCE attacks
A critical zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Exim mail transfer agent software can let unauthenticated attackers gain remote code execution on Internet-exposed servers.
MTA servers like Exim are highly vulnerable targets, primarily because they are often accessible via the Internet, serving as easy entry points for attackers into a target's network.
According to the survey, Exim is installed on more than 56% out of a total of 602,000 mail servers reachable on the Internet, representing just over 342,000 Exim servers.
Just over 3.5 million Exim servers are currently exposed online per a Shodan search, most of them in the United States, followed by Russia and Germany.
While a patch is not yet available to secure vulnerable Exim servers against potential attacks, ZDI advised admins to restrict remote access from the Internet to thwart incoming exploitation attempts.
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