{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-23760 in the wild since at least 26 Jan 2026, including in ransomware campaigns.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-23760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 16 Feb 2026.","what":"CVE-2026-23760 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterMail, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-23760 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-23760 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterMail, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-23760 in the wild since at least 26 Jan 2026, including in ransomware campaigns.\n\nAffected product: SmarterTools SmarterMail. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23760/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23760/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-23760","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23760/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-23760","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mj6x-679w-76wr"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"SmarterMail email server","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can reset administrator passwords via the API, gaining full administrative control and executing system commands.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[{"product":"smartermail","vendor":"smartertools"}],"cvss":{"score":9.3,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-288","name":"Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2026-01-24","github_poc":2,"max_poc_stars":8,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2026-01-24T12:30:34Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/MaxMnMl/smartermail-CVE-2026-23760-poc","stars":8,"title":"CVE-2026-23760 - An authentication bypass via password reset API in SmarterMail."},{"date":"2026-05-13T06:38:16Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-0001","stars":0,"title":"CVE-2026-0001. Do with your own risk"},{"date":null,"kind":"nuclei","ref":"http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-23760.yaml","stars":null,"title":"SmarterTools SmarterMail - Admin Password Reset"}],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel","id":"CVE-2026-23760","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2026-01-26","dueDate":"2026-02-16","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","product":"SmarterMail","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","vendorProject":"SmarterTools","vulnerabilityName":"SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":4,"next":{"headline":"VB-Audio Voicemeeter \u0026 Matrix Drivers DoS via Improper FILE_OBJECT FsContext Initialization","id":"CVE-2026-23761"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Perle IOLAN STS/SCS Authenticated Command Injection via 'shell ps'","id":"CVE-2026-23759"},"products":["SmarterMail"],"published":"2026-01-22","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"SmarterTools SmarterMail Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type","id":"CVE-2025-52691","kev_date_added":"2026-01-26","published":"2025-12-29"},{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"SmarterTools SmarterMail Missing Authentication for Critical Function","id":"CVE-2026-24423","kev_date_added":"2026-02-05","published":"2026-01-23"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Code injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-32234","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-11-17"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Deserialization in n/a","id":"CVE-2019-7214","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-04-24"},{"cvss_score":8.7,"headline":"SmarterTools SmarterMail \u003c Build 9560 Server Local File Inclusion via the /api/v1/report/summary/{type} API","id":"CVE-2026-7807","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-05-08"},{"cvss_score":8.2,"headline":"SmarterTools SmarterMail \u003c Build 9610 Cryptographic Weakness via Weak RNG","id":"CVE-2026-40514","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-04-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"MIT","name":"Nuclei templates"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-04","vendors":["SmarterTools"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can reset administrator passwords via the API, gaining full administrative control and executing system commands.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23760/"}