What is CVE-2022-45935?

CVE-2022-45935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-45935?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45935 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apache James

CVE-2022-45935

Usage of temporary files with insecure permissions by the Apache James server allows an attacker with local access to access private user data in transit. Vulnerable components includes the SMTP stack and IMAP APPEND command. This issue affects Apache James server version 3.7.2 and prior versions.

Published 2023-01-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% 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

Apache James
Apache Software Foundation James Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.apache.org/thread/j61fo8xc1rxtofrn8vc33whx35s9cj1d (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45935?: CVE-2022-45935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-45935?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45935 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.