# CVE-2026-85108: Apache James MIME4J: Denial of service due to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-06. Updated: 2026-11-06.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache James Mime4J library prior version 0.8.15 allows Denial of Service upon parsing Mime messages.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.8.15 which fixes the issue by enforcing new limits and providing better defaults.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Apache Software Foundation / Apache James Mime4J Core (org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core): ≥ 0; < 0.8.15 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: apache
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache James Mime4J Dom (org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom): ≥ 0; < 0.8.15 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: apache

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-770

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/twktm00gmc8lt7tlqrrj16xw7kzbx16s (CNA: apache; vendor-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: apache: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85108; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated 2026-11-06

Revision: 62ed925fb76a00f77768a8274e0331f90938b5c8291fa1c3bc32831c5ad34666

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-85108

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