Known vulnerability record
CVE-2026-23760
SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
Summary
SmarterTools SmarterMail Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
SmarterTools SmarterMail contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in the password reset API. The force-reset-password endpoint permits anonymous requests and fails to verify the existing password or a reset token when resetting system administrator accounts. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to supply a target administrator username and a new password to reset the account, resulting in full administrative compromise of the SmarterMail instance.
Signals
Keep the signals separate
CVSS severitycriticalScore 9.3 · source VulnCheck
EPSS probability96.3%Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; not severity
CISA KEVKnown exploitedAdded 2026-01-26
Ransomware useknownPreserved as known / unknown, not a truthy default
Timeline
Dates and provenance
- CVE published
- 2026-01-22
- CVE modified
- 2026-08-04
- KEV date added
- 2026-01-26
- Dataset fetched
- 2026-08-21T03:54:58.468Z
Sources
Original records
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23760 ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23760 ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-23760 ↗
Version history: normalized permanent page created 2026-08-20. Machine-enriched fields remain source-attributed.