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TI-2006-02714 Aliases CVE-2006-2806GHSA-6v2q-6pjm-7vjx

The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06605 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2806
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v2q-6pjm-7vjx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-00201 XML external entity injection in Apache PDFBox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-28170 Apache James server: Privilege escalation via JMX pre-authentication deserialisation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17565 Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-17305 Apache James IMAP vulnerable to a ReDoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-11431 Apache James server: Privilege escalation through unauthenticated JMX CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-11006 STARTTLS command injection in Apache JAMES CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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