Answer in brief
CVE-2021-40525 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in Path traversal in Apache James. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.apache.james:james-server (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps org.apache.james:james-server (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.james:james-servermaven | >=0 <3.6.1 | 3.6.1 |
Published upstream
Jan 21, 2022
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
Apache James ManagedSieve implementation alongside with the file storage for sieve scripts is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing reading and writing any file. This vulnerability had been patched in Apache James 3.6.1 and higher. We recommend the upgrade. Distributed and Cassandra based products are also not impacted.
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