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CVE-2026-85111
Published:November 06, 2026
Updated:November 09, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/james-mime4j.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=apache-mime4j-0.3 <apache-mime4j-project-0.8.15 || >=apache-mime4j-project-0.7 <apache-mime4j-project-0.8.15
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version apache-mime4j-project-0.8.15
org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=0.7 <0.8.15
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.15
Related Resources (2)
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/j1bql696qvg935lp8zo0m626jp9n0h8q
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
0.39