What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23616?

CVE-2026-23616 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Mailessentials are affected by CVE-2026-23616?

CVE-2026-23616 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.4. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-23616?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Mailessentials CVE-2026-23616

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2026-02-19 disclosure@vulncheck.com

XSS Mailessentials

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:03 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 19, 2026 - 18:24 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

GFI MailEssentials AI versions prior to 22.4 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Anti-Spoofing configuration page. An authenticated user can supply HTML/JavaScript in the ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$AntiSpoofingGeneral1$TxtSmtpDesc parameter to /MailEssentials/pages/MailSecurity/AntiSpoofing.aspx, which is stored and later rendered in the management interface, allowing script execution in the context of a logged-in user.

AnalysisAI

Stored cross-site scripting in GFI MailEssentials AI before version 22.4 allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts into the Anti-Spoofing configuration page, which execute when administrators view the management interface. An attacker with valid credentials can exploit the TxtSmtpDesc parameter to compromise other authenticated users through arbitrary JavaScript execution. …

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Risk Assessment	CVSS 5.4 (MEDIUM). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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CVE-2026-23616 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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