SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway up to 15.0.0 SMIME certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway up to 15.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SMIME Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-2748. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway up to 15.0.0. This affects an unknown function of the component SMIME Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway before version 15.0.1 improperly validates S/MIME certificates issued for email addresses containing whitespaces, allowing signature spoofing.

The weakness was published by Andris Suter-Dörig. The advisory is shared at downloads.seppmail.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-2748 since 02/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 15.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-9385). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Email Gateway 15.0.1

Timelineinfo

02/19/2026 CVE reserved
03/04/2026 +13 days Advisory disclosed
03/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/06/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: downloads.seppmail.com
Researcher: Andris Suter-Dörig
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-2748 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348705
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2026 11:21
Updated: 03/06/2026 09:01
Changes: 03/04/2026 11:21 (68), 03/04/2026 13:32 (1), 03/06/2026 09:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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