Summary
SmarterTools SmarterMail contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel 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. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to supply a target administrator username and a new password to reset the account, resulting in full administrative compromise of the SmarterMail instance.
- Vendor
- SmarterTools
- Product
- SmarterMail
- Added to KEV
- Jan 26, 2026
- Remediation due
- Feb 16, 2026 (US federal deadline)
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Weakness
- CWE-288
- EPSS
- 96.4% as of Nov 12
In the news
- No Asia-Pacific article names this CVE yet.
Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
- none recorded
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