CVE-2025-7962: CWE-147 Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators in Eclipse Foundation Jakarta Mail
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-7962 describes an SMTP Injection vulnerability in Eclipse Foundation's Jakarta Mail prior to version 2.0.2. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input terminators (CWE-147), where the presence of carriage return (\r) and newline (\n) UTF-8 characters allows an attacker to separate and inject multiple SMTP messages. This could potentially lead to unauthorized SMTP command execution within affected versions.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to perform SMTP Injection, potentially manipulating email sending behavior. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, and limited privileges required, with no user interaction needed. The impact includes high integrity and low system impact, with limited scope change.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch link or vendor advisory is provided. The affected version is prior to 2.0.2, which implies that upgrading to version 2.0.2 or later is the recommended remediation. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2025-7962: CWE-147 Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators in Eclipse Foundation Jakarta Mail
Description
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-7962 describes an SMTP Injection vulnerability in Eclipse Foundation's Jakarta Mail prior to version 2.0.2. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input terminators (CWE-147), where the presence of carriage return (\r) and newline (\n) UTF-8 characters allows an attacker to separate and inject multiple SMTP messages. This could potentially lead to unauthorized SMTP command execution within affected versions.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to perform SMTP Injection, potentially manipulating email sending behavior. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, and limited privileges required, with no user interaction needed. The impact includes high integrity and low system impact, with limited scope change.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch link or vendor advisory is provided. The affected version is prior to 2.0.2, which implies that upgrading to version 2.0.2 or later is the recommended remediation. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- eclipse
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-21T17:10:58.094Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 687e7cdfa83201eaac121637
Added to database: 07/21/2025, 17:46:07 UTC
Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 14:15:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:52 UTC
Views: 243
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