Jakarta Mail 2.0.2 SMTP Injection via UTF-8 CR/NL
CVE-2025-7962 Published on July 21, 2025
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.
Weakness Type
Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators
The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as input terminators when they are sent to a downstream component. For example, a "." in SMTP signifies the end of mail message data, whereas a null character can be used for the end of a string.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-7962
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Affected Versions
Eclipse Foundation Jakarta Mail:- Version 1.6.8 is unaffected.
- Version 2.0.2 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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