CVE-2020-7769

Command Injection

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Published Nov 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

nodemailer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 6.4.16

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0932	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-48ww-j4fc-435p	Command injection in nodemailer

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.303% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/blob/33b62e2ea6bc9215c99a9bb4bfba94e2fb27ebd0/lib/sendmail-transport/index.js%23L75
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/ba31c64c910d884579875c52d57ac45acc47aa54
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1039742
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1038834

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nodemailer Nodemailer

Weaknesses

CWE-88

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Nov 12, 2020, 8:30 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:50 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 12, 2020, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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