CVE-2026-90467

aiosmtplib before 5.1.3 ESMTP Parameter Injection via unvalidated addresses

MEDIUM
4
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 05:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAiosmtplib

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Severity
MEDIUM4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

aiosmtplib before 5.1.3 fails to properly validate email addresses supplied by callers, allowing attackers to inject ESMTP parameters into MAIL FROM and RCPT TO command lines. Attackers can craft malicious addresses containing spaces and angle brackets to append parameters like AUTH, NOTIFY, or ORCPT to envelope commands, forging authenticated identities or forcing delivery notifications to third parties.

Affected

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

v < 5.1.3
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.1.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-88

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