What is CVE-2022-24732?

CVE-2022-24732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxcpp Maddy, classified under Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-24732?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foxcpp Maddy

CVE-2022-24732

Maddy Mail Server is an open source SMTP compatible email server. Versions of maddy prior to 0.5.4 do not implement password expiry or account expiry checking when authenticating using PAM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should manually remove expired accounts via existing filtering mechanisms.

Published 2022-03-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Foxcpp Maddy — versions < 0.5.4
Maddy Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/foxcpp/maddy/security/advisories/GHSA-6cp7-g972-w9m9 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/7ee6a39c6a1939b376545f030a5efd6f90913583 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24732?: CVE-2022-24732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxcpp Maddy, classified under Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-24732?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.