WS-2026-0193
Published:October 23, 2026
Updated:November 13, 2026
postal-mime 3.0.0 through 4.0.7: decoding a header made of many joinable RFC 2047 base64 encoded-words re-joins and re-decodes the accumulated text for every word (src/decode-strings), so a crafted email header causes quadratic CPU consumption and denial of service. Fixed in 4.0.8.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/postalsys/postal-mime.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.0.0 <v4.0.8 || >=v4.0.0 <v4.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.0.8postal-mime (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <4.0.8 || >=4.0.0 <4.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.0.8Related 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
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
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
NONE
Availability
HIGH