CVE-2026-23760
SmarterTools SmarterMail versions prior to build 9511 contain an authentication bypass 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. An unauthenticated attacker can supply a target administrator username and a new password to reset the account, resulting in full administrative compromise of the SmarterMail instance. NOTE: SmarterMail system administrator privileges grant the ability to execute operating system commands via built-in management functionality, effectively providing administrative (SYSTEM or root) access on the underlying host.
Scoring
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS base score
- 9.3
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- EPSS probability
- 96.27%
- CISA KEV
- Known exploited vulnerability
- CWE
- CWE-288
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- Last modified
- 2026-08-04
Affected products
- SmarterTools SmarterMail
Weakness type
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