Is CVE-2025-42599 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-42599 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-42599?

CVE-2025-42599 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-42599?

Patch guidance is available from qualitia security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-42599.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-42599?

1 product: qualitia active\! mail.

Fix CVE-2025-42599 - CRITICAL qualitia active\! mail

Description

Active! mail 6 BuildInfo: 6.60.05008561 and earlier contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Receiving a specially crafted request created and sent by a remote unauthenticated attacker may lead to arbitrary code execution and/or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-121

Metadata

Primary Vendor: QUALITIA
Published: 4/18/2025
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-42599

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