Description
Nodemailer before 8.0.9 fails to enforce disableFileAccess and disableUrlAccess options during message normalization in jsonTransport. Attackers can read local files or fetch URLs by supplying path or href values in message content fields, bypassing intended access controls.
Published: 2026-08-31
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-472
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nodemailer before 8.0.9 fails to enforce disableFileAccess and disableUrlAccess options during message normalization in jsonTransport. Attackers can read local files or fetch URLs by supplying path or href values in message content fields, bypassing intended access controls.
Title Nodemailer jsonTransport bypasses disableFileAccess and disableUrlAccess
First Time appeared Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Nodemailer Nodemailer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T14:39:52.418Z

Reserved: 2026-08-30T13:38:29.951Z

Link: CVE-2026-82660

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T14:39:46.821Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-31T09:17:03.790

Modified: 2026-08-31T15:18:01.407

Link: CVE-2026-82660

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-31T08:46:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-82660 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T17:00:17Z

Weaknesses