What is CVE-2019-7212?

CVE-2019-7212 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smartertools Smartermail, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2019-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-7212?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Smartertools Smartermail

CVE-2019-7212

SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 has hardcoded secret keys. An unauthenticated attacker could access other users’ emails and file attachments. It was also possible to interact with mailing lists.

Published 2019-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Smartertools Smartermail

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/current (Exploit, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7212?: CVE-2019-7212 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smartertools Smartermail, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2019-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-7212?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.