Description
Nodemailer from 3.0.0 before 10.1.4 contains a parsing flaw in addressparser that ends an RFC 5322 group at a semicolon inside quoted display names or comments. Attackers can submit crafted group addresses that conformant validators approve, redirecting mail to attacker-chosen recipients and bypassing recipient allow lists.
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nodemailer from 3.0.0 before 10.1.4 contains a parsing flaw in addressparser that ends an RFC 5322 group at a semicolon inside quoted display names or comments. Attackers can submit crafted group addresses that conformant validators approve, redirecting mail to attacker-chosen recipients and bypassing recipient allow lists.
Title Nodemailer 3.0.0 before 10.1.4 Recipient Injection via addressparser Group Parsing
First Time appeared Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
Weaknesses CWE-20
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Nodemailer Nodemailer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T14:28:20.774Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T12:29:41.359Z

Link: CVE-2026-121425

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-03T15:17:33.057

Modified: 2026-11-03T16:25:21.310

Link: CVE-2026-121425

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T16:15:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation