CVE-2026-84465

Zammad: S/MIME signature verification allows forged sender impersonation

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2026 at 06:19 PM UTC
Updated: September 29, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZammad

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, when Zammad checks the digital signature on an incoming S/MIME-signed email, it does not verify that the signing certificate is genuinely trusted, it only checks whether a certificate with a matching name is already stored in the system. An attacker can create their own certificate using the name of a real, previously trusted sender and use it to send a forged email. Zammad will display that email with the same "validly signed" indicator as a genuine message from the real sender, even though the attacker never had access to that sender's actual certificate or private key. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.1.2
Affected range stops below 7.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-290CWE-295CWE-347

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