CVE-2026-90467
Publication date 14 September 2026
Last updated 14 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
aiosmtplib before 5.1.3 fails to properly validate email addresses supplied by callers, allowing attackers to inject ESMTP parameters into MAIL FROM and RCPT TO command lines. Attackers can craft malicious addresses containing spaces and angle brackets to append parameters like AUTH, NOTIFY, or ORCPT to envelope commands, forging authenticated identities or forcing delivery notifications to third parties.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aiosmtplib | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
6.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
Base score
4.0 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90467
- https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib
- https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/blob/v5.1.2/src/aiosmtplib/email.py
- https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/commit/2e1b210714974ccc9efd0d09a8f846cb9aeaaec2
- https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/releases/tag/v5.1.3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aiosmtplib-before-5.1.3-esmtp-parameter-injection-via-unvalidated-addresses