Description
SmarterTools SmarterMail versions prior to build 9518 contain an unauthenticated path coercion vulnerability in the background-of-the-day preview endpoint. The application base64-decodes attacker-supplied input and uses it as a filesystem path without validation. On Windows systems, this allows UNC paths to be resolved, causing the SmarterMail service to initiate outbound SMB authentication attempts to attacker-controlled hosts. This can be abused for credential coercion, NTLM relay attacks, and unauthorized network authentication.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources release-notes
patch
https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/current
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smartertools-smartermail-unauthenticated-background-of-the-day-path-coercion
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
19.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-706
Status
published
Products (1)
smartertools/smartermail
< 100.0.9518
Published
Jan 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026