Description
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.
Published: 2026-11-06
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description 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.
Title Apache James: Denial of service upon MIME parsing
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T11:50:40.472Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T06:57:05.175Z

Link: CVE-2026-85111

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-06T12:17:23.390

Modified: 2026-11-06T12:17:23.390

Link: CVE-2026-85111

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Updated: 2026-11-06T14:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling