The JMX server embedded in Apache James, also used by the command line client is exposed to a java de-serialization issue, and thus can be used to execute arbitrary commands
Published Oct 20, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.76%
Description
The JMX server embedded in Apache James, also used by the command line client is exposed to a java de-serialization issue, and thus can be used to execute arbitrary commands. As James exposes JMX socket by default only on local-host, this vulnerability can only be used for privilege escalation. Release 3.0.1 upgrades the incriminated library.
Affected products
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- Version 3.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache James | n/a |
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- ≤ 3.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 53.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 50.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03224) | 66.49th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03224) | 66.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.22% (0.03224) | 81.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.22% (0.03224) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj7q-q94c-6wr3 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12628
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210124113233/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532
- https://www.mail-archive.com/server-user%40james.apache.org/msg15633.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.mail-archive.com/server-user@james.apache.org/msg15633.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj7q-q94c-6wr3 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12628 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210124113233/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532 | ||
| https://www.mail-archive.com/server-user%40james.apache.org/msg15633.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://www.mail-archive.com/server-user@james.apache.org/msg15633.html |
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