TI-2025-24523 Aliases CVE-2025-34490 GHSA-2vcm-447j-6j4j

GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 XXE Arbitrary File Read

LOW 30CWE-611Published 2025-04-28 · Updated 2025-11-19

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GFI MailEssentials prior to version 21.8 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. An authenticated and remote attacker can send crafted HTTP requests to read arbitrary system files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00729 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed MailEssentials (GFI): 21.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
GFI Software	MailEssentials	before 21.8	21.8	Patch available	CNA

MailEssentials VendorGFI Software Affected before 21.8 Fixed in 21.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gfi:mailessentials::::::::	before 21.8	Vulnerable	GFI Software

cpe:2.3:a:gfi:mailessentials:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.8 Vulnerable ·GFI Software

Remediation

Fix · CNA MailEssentials (GFI) Fixed in 21.8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2025-04-28
GFI MailEssentials — gfi.ai/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/ma…
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-24524 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 MultiNode Insecure DeserializationPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2025-24522 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 Local Privilege EscalationPriority HIGH 69
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-34490
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vcm-447j-6j4j

References

Exploit 1

https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2025/04/28/mailessentials.html

Advisory 1

https://gfi.ai/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/mailessentials/resources/documentation/product-releases

TI-2025-24524 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 MultiNode Insecure Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-24522 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 Local Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2004-01190 A bug in the HTML parser in a certain Microsoft HTML library, as used in various third… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2026-19022 GFI MailEssentials AI < 22.4 ListServer.IsPathExist() Absolute Directory Traversal to File Enumeration CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2026-19021 GFI MailEssentials AI < 22.4 ListServer.IsDBExist() Absolute Directory Traversal to File Enumeration CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2026-19020 GFI MailEssentials AI < 22.4 General Settings Local Domains Domain Description Stored XSS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

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Sources

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