CVE-2022-24732

Maddy Mail Server does not implement account expiry

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 9, 2022 at 07:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMaddyMaddy

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Maddy Mail Server is an open source SMTP compatible email server. Versions of maddy prior to 0.5.4 do not implement password expiry or account expiry checking when authenticating using PAM. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should manually remove expired accounts via existing filtering mechanisms.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.5.0 ≤ v < 0.5.4
Affected range stops below 0.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.5.4
Affected range stops below 0.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-324CWE-613

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