CVE-2025-34489

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

7.8

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.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 32.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 28, 2025

Last Modified

November 4, 2025

References (3)

disclosure@vulncheckhttps://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2025/04/28/mailessentials.html
disclosure@vulncheckhttps://gfi.ai/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/mailessentials/resources/documentation/product-releases
disclosure@vulncheckhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gfi-mailessentials-local-privilege-escalation

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 15× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-34489?

CVE-2025-34489 is a high vulnerability published on April 28, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2025-34489 disclosed?

CVE-2025-34489 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 28, 2025, with the most recent update on November 4, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-34489 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-34489 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-34489?

CVE-2025-34489 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-34489?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-34489, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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