{"cve":"CVE-2021-40525","nvd":{"published":"2022-01-04T09:15:07.423","modified":"2026-06-17T04:07:05.287","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1"],"products":["apache:james"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:26:33.761856376+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-40525","score":0.03828,"percentile":0.90084,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-c38m-7h53-g9v4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c38m-7h53-g9v4","summary":"Path traversal in Apache James","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:10.907950527Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.james:james-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.james/james-server","ranges":["<3.6.1"],"fixed":["3.6.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}