Echo: com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail, jakarta.mail, org.eclipse.angus:smtp: security update to 1.6.8

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455518

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- In Jakarta Mail versions prior to 2.0.2 it is possible to perform an SMTP Injection by utilizing the \r
and \n UTF-8 characters to separate different messages. (CVE-2025-7962)

Solution

Update the com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail library and its related packages to version 1.6.8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-7962

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 455518

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-7962

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 2.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-7962