CVE-2023-26269

HIGH

Apache James <3.7.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-26269. PoCs published by mbadanoiu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository describes CVE-2023-26269, a misconfiguration in Apache James' JMX service allowing unauthenticated access via JMXRMI on localhost:9999. It references a PDF for exploitation details but does not include functional exploit code.

Description

Apache James server version 3.7.3 and earlier provides a JMX management service without authentication by default. This allows privilege escalation by a malicious local user. Administrators are advised to disable JMX, or set up a JMX password. Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 2 stars
by mbadanoiu · poc
https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2023-26269

The repository describes CVE-2023-26269, a misconfiguration in Apache James' JMX service allowing unauthenticated access via JMXRMI on localhost:9999. It references a PDF for exploitation details but does not include functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Apache James (versions affected by CVE-2023-26269)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the machine running Apache James · JMXRMI service exposed on localhost:9999
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0116
EPSS Percentile 79.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
apache/james < 3.7.4
org.apache.james/javax-mail-extension 0 - 3.7.4Maven
Published Apr 03, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026