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CVE-2026-102471
Published:October 14, 2026
Updated:October 15, 2026
In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.34] or [5.0.0,5.0.12] or [5.1.0,5.1.9] or [5.2.0, 5.2.0], the vertx-mail-client does not sanitize CR (\r) or LF (\n) characters in user-supplied email header names and values before writing them into the SMTP DATA section. A CR/LF sequence embedded in a name or value passed to MailMessage.addHeader(), MailMessage.setHeaders(), MailAttachment.addHeader(), or MailAttachment.setHeaders() is written verbatim to the wire, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary headers (e.g. Bcc, Reply-To, Content-Type) or prepend body content to the outgoing message. The same weakness affects MIME part metadata set via MailAttachment.setContentType(), setDisposition(), setDescription(), and setContentId(), which are written directly into MIME part headers without validation. A secondary weakness in Utils.mustEncode(char) additionally allows a bare LF in a From display-name to bypass Q-encoding and reach the wire unchanged. An unauthenticated attacker who can control any header name, header value, or attachment metadata field passed to the mail client (for example via a web form or API that feeds into MailMessage) can exploit this to redirect email copies, spoof headers, or tamper with message structure. The impacted component is io.vertx:vertx-mail-client.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-mail-client.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=5.1.0 <5.1.10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.1.10
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-mail-client.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =5.2.0 <5.2.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.2.1
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-mail-client.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <4.5.35
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.5.35
io.vertx:vertx-mail-client (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <4.5.35
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.5.35
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.32