GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Command Injection in Apache James
Apache James prior to release 3.6.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. This can result in Man-in -the-middle command injection attacks, leading potentially to leakage of sensible information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-38542 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.35%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.73% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.61% | 2.35% | +1.73% |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | 0.84% | 0.61% | -0.23% |
| 3 | 2025-09-09 | — | 0.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.2 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Command Injection in Apache James
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |