# CVE-2026-7807: SmarterTools SmarterMail < Build 9560 Server Local File Inclusion via the /api/v1/report/summary/{type} API

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary JSON files to decrypt stored passwords and 2FA secrets, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhw2-rfvc-fvrq

## What is CVE-2026-7807?

CVE-2026-7807 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SmarterTools Inc. SmarterMail, published on 8 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SmarterTools SmarterMail builds prior to 9560 contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in the /api/v1/report/summary/{type} API endpoint that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary .json files on the system. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability combined with weak encryption algorithms and hardcoded keys to decrypt and access stored passwords and 2FA secrets for all users.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7807?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Smartertools Smartermail.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-7807?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SmarterTools Inc. SmarterMail

- [CVE-2025-52691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52691/): SmarterTools SmarterMail Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-24423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24423/): SmarterTools SmarterMail Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-23760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23760/): SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-32234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32234/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7214/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7807 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7807 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SmarterTools Inc. SmarterMail, published on 8 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SmarterTools Inc. SmarterMail. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7807/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7807/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7807
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7807
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7807

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7807/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.