Is CVE-2023-26269 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-26269 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-26269?

CVE-2023-26269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-26269?

CVE-2023-26269 has an EPSS score of 0.65% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26269?

Upgrade james to 3.7.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-26269

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Apache James server version 3.7.3 and earlier provides a JMX management service without authentication by default. This allows privilege escalation by a malicious local user. Administrators are advised to disable JMX, or set up a JMX password. Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

jamesNVD

Affected:< 3.7.4Fixed in:3.7.4CVE-2023-26269derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Mailing List1

lists.apache.org

Other references1

openwall.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-13.