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CVE-2026-23760

9.8, critical Known exploited Used in ransomware

SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

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CVSS
9.8, critical critical CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
97% higher than 99.8% of scored CVEs
Exploitation
Confirmed in the wild
Published
22 Jan 20268 months ago

Known exploited

CISA added this to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on 26 Jan 2026 and links it to ransomware activity. US federal agencies had to remediate by 16 Feb 2026, a deadline that has passed.

Required action. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

SmarterTools SmarterMail versions prior to build 9511 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the password reset API. The force-reset-password endpoint permits anonymous requests and fails to verify the existing password or a reset token when resetting system administrator accounts. An unauthenticated attacker can supply a target administrator username and a new password to reset the account, resulting in full administrative compromise of the SmarterMail instance. NOTE: SmarterMail system administrator privileges grant the ability to execute operating system commands via built-in management functionality, effectively providing administrative (SYSTEM or root) access on the underlying host.

Details

Vendor
SmarterTools
Product
SmarterMail
Weakness
CWE-288 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Analyzed
Updated
4 Aug 2026
Assigner
disclosure@vulncheck.com

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References 6

Exploit code 2

Advisories 2

Other references 2

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

Other SmarterTools CVEs

Every SmarterTools CVE we hold

Same vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.

  • CVE-2026-24423 SmarterTools SmarterMail Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability KEV EPSS 88% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2025-52691 SmarterTools SmarterMail Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability KEV EPSS 86% 10, critical
  • CVE-2026-104082 Smartertools Smartermail Code Injection Vulnerability EPSS 0.6% 7.2, high

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 17 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.