CVE-2026-85111 json
Apache James: Denial of service upon MIME parsing
published 5d ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-118222
- cvss
- 8.7
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- 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 Apache James server 3.9.1 that relies on fixed MIME4J 0.8.15 which addresses the issue.
See CVE-2026-85108 in Apache James MIME4J library.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.james:james-server 3.9.1
- Apache Software Foundation Apache James 3.9.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- yesterday
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.james:james-server | <3.9.1 |
3.9.1 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache James
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/j1bql696qvg935lp8zo0m626jp9n0h8q
vendor-advisory
-
cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85108
related
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-85111
- NVD CVE-2026-85111
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