Vulnerability Intelligence Report
GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2025-34489
GFI MailEssentials prior to version 21.8 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation issue. A local attacker can escalate to NT Authority/SYSTEM by sending a crafted serialized payload to a .NET Remoting Service.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.26%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-502 ↗CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GFI | MailEssentials | 0 < 21.8 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.258%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VulnCheck · Bug Bounty Provider · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-04-15T19:15:22 |
| Published | 2025-04-28T18:50:26 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-19T01:26:23 |
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