CVE-2020-7769

CRITICAL EPSS 81.3%
Published Nov 12, 20205y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Nov 12, 2020 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

This affects the package nodemailer before 6.4.16. Use of crafted recipient email addresses may result in arbitrary command flag injection in sendmail transport for sending mails.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
81.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-88

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
nodemailernodemailer* <6.4.16

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/blob/33b62e2ea6bc9215c99a9bb4bfba94e2fb27ebd0/lib/sendmail-transport/index.js%23L75
    Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/ba31c64c910d884579875c52d57ac45acc47aa54
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1039742
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1038834
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/ba31c64c910d884579875c52d57ac45acc47aa54
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1039742
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1038834
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory