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high 7.2

CVE-2026-121946 json

zbateson mail-mime-parser before 3.0.9 and 4.x before 4.0.6 CRLF Header Injection via Message Builders

published 5d ago modified 5d ago also EUVD-2026-116903

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

zbateson mail-mime-parser before 3.0.9 and 4.x before 4.0.6 contains a CRLF header injection vulnerability in message-building helpers that fail to strip CR and LF characters. Attackers supplying crafted MIME type, charset, encoding, micalg, or protocol values can inject extra header lines such as a forged Bcc into outgoing messages.

Patch / fix

  • zbateson mail-mime-parser 3.0.9, 4.0.6

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5d ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/zbateson/mail-mime-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-gmgm-r6fh-fq6g referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • zbateson mail-mime-parser

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences

References

Sources

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