Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache James Mime4J library prior version 0.8.15 allows Denial of Service upon parsing Mime messages.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache James server 3.9.1 that relies on fixed MIME4J 0.8.15 which addresses the issue.

See CVE-2026-85108 in Apache James MIME4J library.

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Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache James unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 3.9.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache James unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 3.9.1

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https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85108 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Description Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache James Mime4J library prior version 0.8.15 allows Denial of Service upon parsing Mime messages. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache James server 3.9.1 that relies on fixed MIME4J 0.8.15 which addresses the issue. See CVE-2026-85108 in Apache James MIME4J library.
Title Apache James: Denial of service upon MIME parsing
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T11:50:40.472Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T06:57:05.175Z

Link: CVE-2026-85111

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-06T12:17:23.390

Modified: 2026-11-06T12:17:23.390

Link: CVE-2026-85111

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