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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-7962

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Unpatched CVE-2025-7962 allows SMTP injection in Jakarta Mail 2.0.2 via CRLF characters.

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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with Jazz for Service Management (JazzSM) is affected by SMTP injection due to Jakarta Mail
7 Nov 202511:01
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM SPSS Analytic Server is affected by SMTP injection due to Jakarta Mail in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2025-7962)
7 Jan 202604:07
–ibm
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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Enterprise Application Service for Java (CVE-2025-7962)
17 Dec 202514:30
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is bundled with IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes, is affected by an SMTP injection vulnerability due to Jakarta Mail (CVE-2025-7962)
17 Nov 202515:12
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM Engineering Test Management is affected by IBM WebSphere Application Server and Liberty are affected by SMTP injection(CVE-2025-7962)
25 Mar 202612:17
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which are bundled with WebSphere Remote Server, are affected by SMTP injection due to Jakarta Mail
27 Nov 202501:32
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in WebSphere Application Server and Websphere Application Server Liberty shipped with IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
14 Nov 202506:20
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is affected by an SMTP injection vulnerability due to Jakarta Mail (CVE-2025-7962)
17 Nov 202515:14
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: Due to the use of IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition is affected by an SMTP injection vulnerability caused by Jakarta Mail(CVE-2025-7962)
18 Dec 202502:12
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by SMTP injection due to Jakarta Mail (CVE-2025-7962)
2 Dec 202519:10
–ibm
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(245463);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-7962");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-7962");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

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

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-7962");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7962");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"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");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-7962");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/07/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:jakarta-mail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jakarta-mail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:javamail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.10");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjakarta-mail-java"},
          {"reference": "libmail-java"},
          {"reference": "libmail-java-doc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjakarta-mail-java"},
          {"reference": "libmail-java"},
          {"reference": "libmail-java-doc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjakarta-mail-java"},
          {"reference": "libmail-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libjakarta-mail-java"},
          {"reference": "libmail-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jakarta-mail"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jakarta-mail"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jakarta-mail"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jakarta-mail"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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21 May 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 46
EPSS0.00054
SSVC
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