high7.5
CVE-2025-7962
Jakarta Mail vulnerable to SMTP Injection
Impact
In Jakarta Mail 2.2 it is possible to preform a SMTP Injection by utilizing the \r and \n UTF-8 characters to separate different messages.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.eclipse.angus:smtp | < 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
| maven | com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail | < 1.6.8 | 1.6.8 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | Jakarta Mail | before 1.6.8 from 2.0.0 before 2.0.2 |
| Eclipse | Angus Mail | before 2.0.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/67
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/03/4
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9342-92gg-6v29
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7962
- https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/angus-mail/commit/269099b652a0a5c2fa140f1296a18f0fbbea0d44
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/290
- https://github.com/jakartaee/mail-api/issues/765
- https://github.com/jakartaee/mail-api/pull/760
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/290#note_5320539