CVE-2025-34427 MailEnable < 10.54 Cleartext Credential Storage in AUTH.TAB
Local attackers can read plaintext credentials from AUTH.TAB to take over user and admin accounts in MailEnable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-34427?
CVE-2025-34427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 10 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MailEnable versions prior to 10.54 contain a cleartext storage of credentials vulnerability that can lead to local credential compromise and account takeover. The product stores user and administrative passwords in plaintext within AUTH.TAB with overly permissive filesystem access. A local authenticated user with read access to this file can recover all user passwords and super-admin credentials, then use them to authenticate to MailEnable services such as POP3, SMTP, or the webmail interface, enabling unauthorized mailbox access and administrative control.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34427?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable.
How do I fix CVE-2025-34427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-34427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-34427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mailenable Mailenable
- CVE-2015-9280 XML external entity in n/a
- CVE-2025-44148 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2019-12924 XML external entity in n/a
- CVE-2015-9278 MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB a
- CVE-2015-9277 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gpm-78pq-33vj.