VDB-420447 · CVE-2026-110872 · GCVE-0-2026-110872

Nodemailer up to 10.0.9 SMTP client reply parser SMTPConnection._onData/isPartialResponse denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Nodemailer up to 10.0.9. Impacted is the function SMTPConnection._onData/isPartialResponse of the component SMTP client reply parser. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-110872. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nodemailer up to 10.0.9. This affects the function SMTPConnection._onData/isPartialResponse of the component SMTP client reply parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Nodemailer from 3.0.0 before 10.0.10 contains a quadratic complexity denial of service vulnerability in the SMTP client reply parser in SMTPConnection._onData and isPartialResponse. A malicious SMTP server or on-path attacker can stream continuation lines without a completion line before authentication, blocking the Node.js event loop and exhausting memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-110872 since 10/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Nodemailer

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nodemailer 10.0.10

Timelineinfo

10/14/2026 VulDB entry created
10/15/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-110872 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-110872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420447

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2026 01:39
Changes: 10/15/2026 01:39 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103