IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2025-42599|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

Qualitia Active! Mail Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Qualitia Active! Mail contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary or trigger a denial-of-service via a specially crafted request.

Published Apr 18, 2025 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-05-19 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability in Qualitia Active! Mail. 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. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Phishing link

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

IT Security
Running active\! mail: v < 6.60.05008562
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-04-28 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2025-05-19.

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://www.qualitia.com/jp/news/2025/04/18_1030.html
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-42599
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-42599
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