CVE-2025-14874

Nodemailer: nodemailer: denial of service via crafted email address header

Published Dec 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-46j5-6fg5-4gv3 Nodemailer is vulnerable to DoS through Uncontrolled Recursion
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v Nodemailer’s addressparser is vulnerable to DoS caused by recursive calls
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
Redhat advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Redhat developer Hub
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:developer_hub:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
Redhat advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Redhat developer Hub
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 A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser.
Title Nodemailer: nodemailer: denial of service via crafted email address header
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat acm
Redhat ceph Storage
Redhat rhdh
Weaknesses CWE-703
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
cpe:/a:redhat:ceph_storage:8
cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat acm
Redhat ceph Storage
Redhat rhdh
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 27, 2026, 4:36 AM
Reserved
Dec 18, 2025, 6:54 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 18, 2025, 9:15 AM
Modified
Oct 27, 2026, 5:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 1, 2025, 8:44 PM