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CVE-2024-28589: Axigen Mail Server · Incorrect Permissions

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should immediately review and restrict permissions on directories used by the Axigen Mail Server for DLL loading, ensuring they are not world-writable. Applying the latest patches or updates from Axigen once available is critical. Until patches are released, consider running the Axigen service with the least privileges necessary and monitor for suspicious DLL files in the service directories. Implement strict access controls and auditing on servers running Axigen to detect unauthorized file modifications. Employ host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) to alert on unusual DLL loads or privilege escalations. Additionally, limit local user accounts and enforce strong endpoint security policies to reduce the risk of local exploitation. Regularly back up mail server data to enable recovery in case of compromise.

Description

An issue was discovered in Axigen Mail Server for Windows versions 10.5.18 and before, allows local low-privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via insecure DLL loading from a world-writable directory during service initialization.

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