6.5

CVE-2025-34490: gfi mailessentials

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 28-04-2025Last modified 19-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-34490 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in gfi mailessentials. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 28-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GFI MailEssentials prior to version 21.8 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. An authenticated and remote attacker can send crafted HTTP requests to read arbitrary system files.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.69% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (frycos.github.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Gfi1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links