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high 7.5

CVE-2026-85108 json

Apache James MIME4J: Denial of service due to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

published 5d ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-118221

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache James Mime4J library prior version 0.8.15 allows Denial of Service upon parsing Mime messages. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.8.15 which fixes the issue by enforcing new limits and providing better defaults.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core 0.8.15
  • maven org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom 0.8.15
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache James Mime4J Core 0.8.15
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache James Mime4J Dom 0.8.15

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
yesterday

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core
<0.8.15
0.8.15
maven org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom
<0.8.15
0.8.15

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache James Mime4J Core
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache James Mime4J Dom

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

Sources

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