Vulnerability in Nodemailer

CVE-2020-7769

This affects the package nodemailer before 6.4.16. Use of crafted recipient email addresses may result in arbitrary command flag injection in sendmail transport for sending mails.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7769?
CVE-2020-7769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodemailer, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-7769?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7769 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.