CVE-2018-25049: A vulnerability was found in email-existence

Routine

LOW 3.0MITIGATE

CVE-2018-25049 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.0) affecting email-existence. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in email-existence. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The name of the patch is 0029ba71b6ad0d8ec0baa2ecc6256d038bdd9b56. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216854 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.0 (Low)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 44%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1333
Published	2022-12-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: email-existence project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-12-27 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

email-existence project email-existence MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy email-existence || rpm -q email-existence || email-existence --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-25049?

email-existence: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-25049 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25049 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-25049 affect?

CVE-2018-25049 affects email-existence. Severity is low (CVSS 3.0). A vulnerability was found in email-existence. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The name of the

How urgent is CVE-2018-25049?

Priority 24/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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