What is CVE-2026-38728?

CVE-2026-38728 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-38728?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in N/a

CVE-2026-38728

An issue in Nodemailer smtp_server before v.3.18.3 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the SMTPStream._write, lib/smtp-stream.js components

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.001 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-38728?: CVE-2026-38728 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-38728?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.