CVE-2026-93576
Published:September 18, 2026
Updated:October 09, 2026
A flaw was found in Netty netty-codec-smtp. The component does not properly validate Carriage Return (CR) and Line Feed (LF) characters in the SMTP command-name field. A remote attacker, if an application routes untrusted input into this field, can embed CR/LF characters to inject arbitrary SMTP commands. This can lead to SMTP command smuggling, allowing for unauthorized email relay or spoofing of sender/recipient addresses. While the impact is significant, the real-world exploitability is considered lower as applications typically do not place user-controlled data in the command-name field.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-4.2.0.Final <netty-4.2.18.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version netty-4.2.18.Finalhttps://github.com/netty/netty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=netty-4.1.0.CR7 <netty-4.1.138.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version netty-4.1.138.Finalio.netty:netty-all (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.7.Final <4.1.138.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.138.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-smtp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0.CR7 <4.1.138.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.1.138.Finalio.netty:netty-codec-smtp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0.Final <4.2.18.FinalFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.18.FinalRelated Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.27