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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-24732 · published 9 March 2022

CVE-2022-24732: Maddy project maddy insufficient session expiration vulnerability

Maddy Project · Maddy

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.41% · top 67.4% CWE-324 · CWE-324CWE-613 · Insufficient session expiration
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
0.41%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/7ee6a39c6a1939b376545f030a5efd6f90913583 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/security/advisories/GHSA-6cp7-g972-w9m9 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/7ee6a39c6a1939b376545f030a5efd6f90913583 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/security/advisories/GHSA-6cp7-g972-w9m9 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-24732), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.