CVE-2018-8041

Apache Camel's Mail 2.20.0 through 2.20.3, 2.21.0 through 2.21.1 and 2.22.0 is vulnerable to path traversal.

Published: 2018-09-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-8041 is rated Moderate Risk (50.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.47%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8041

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 2.87% 2.47% -0.40%
2 2025-11-18 2.47% 2.87% +0.40%
3 2025-08-18 — 2.47% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-8041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-8041

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-8041

GHSA-jv74-f9pj-xp3f · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Camel's Mail is vulnerable to path traversal

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-8041

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8041

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-8041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache camel >= 2.20.0, <= 2.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache camel >= 2.21.0, <= 2.21.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache camel 2.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:2.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-8041

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