CVE-2026-82662

Nodemailer before 8.0.8 TLS Certificate Validation Bypass

Published Aug 31, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nodemailer before 8.0.8 disables TLS certificate verification in lib/fetch/index.js through rejectUnauthorized: false, allowing attackers to intercept OAuth2 token requests. Attackers in a machine-in-the-middle position can capture OAuth client secrets, refresh tokens, and access tokens transmitted over compromised HTTPS connections.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r7g4-qg5f-qqm2 Nodemailer: Improper TLS Certificate Validation in OAuth2 Token Fetch Enables Credential Interception
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nodemailer before 8.0.8 disables TLS certificate verification in lib/fetch/index.js through rejectUnauthorized: false, allowing attackers to intercept OAuth2 token requests. Attackers in a machine-in-the-middle position can capture OAuth client secrets, refresh tokens, and access tokens transmitted over compromised HTTPS connections.
Title Nodemailer before 8.0.8 TLS Certificate Validation Bypass
First Time appeared Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nodemailer
Nodemailer nodemailer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 1, 2026, 3:00 PM
Reserved
Aug 30, 2026, 1:38 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 31, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 3:48 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 31, 2026, 8:46 AM