CVE-2024-58379

nodemailer before 6.9.9 ReDoS via attachDataUrls parameter

Published Aug 31, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
nodemailer before 6.9.9 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in email parsing when attachDataUrls parameter is set or processing embedded file attachments. Attackers can send specially crafted emails with malicious data URLs or embedded attachments to cause the event loop to hang and deny service.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description nodemailer before 6.9.9 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in email parsing when attachDataUrls parameter is set or processing embedded file attachments. Attackers can send specially crafted emails with malicious data URLs or embedded attachments to cause the event loop to hang and deny service.
Title nodemailer before 6.9.9 ReDoS via attachDataUrls parameter
First Time appeared Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
Weaknesses CWE-1333
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 31, 2026, 11:02 AM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2026, 1:02 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 31, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Oct 27, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 31, 2026, 8:46 AM