Vulnerability in Nodemailer

CVE-2026-100700

nodemailer before 10.0.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the addressparser free-text fallback regex pattern that exhibits quadratic backtracking behavior. Attackers can supply crafted email header values with long whitespace-free runs to block the Node.js event loop for tens of seconds, causing service unavailability.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-100700?
CVE-2026-100700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodemailer, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-100700?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.