VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40525

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.83%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-01-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

Apache James ManagedSieve implementation alongside with the file storage for sieve scripts is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing reading and writing any file. This vulnerability had been patched in Apache James 3.6.1 and higher. We recommend the upgrade. Distributed and Cassandra based products are also not impacted.

Weakness classification

  • security@apache.org: CWE-22
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-22

Primary references