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CVE-2026-100700: Node nodemailer · nodemailer before 10.0.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the addressparser free-text fallback regex pattern that exhibits quadratic

Affects node-nodemailerSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 10.0.6 soon.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 10.0.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade nodemailer to 10.0.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmnodemailerpkg:npm/nodemailerOther threatsAffected
  • <10.0.6
Fixed in
  • 10.0.6
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSnode-nodemailerpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-nodemailer?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 6.3.0-2 – 6.4.5-1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSnode-nodemailerpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-nodemailer?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 6.4.17-3 – 6.7.1+~6.4.4-1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnode-nodemailerpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-nodemailer?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =6.9.4+~6.4.9-2
  • =6.9.4+~6.4.9-3ubuntu1
  • =6.9.4+~6.4.9-4
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.10node-nodemailerpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-nodemailer?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 8.0.4+~7.0.11-1 – 9.0.5+~8.0.1-1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSnode-nodemailerpkg:deb/ubuntu/node-nodemailer?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 7.0.5+~7.0.1-1 – 8.0.4+~7.0.11-1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in nodemailer version 10.0.6 and later. Users should upgrade to version 10.0.6 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided or required.

Description

Nodemailer versions before 10.0.6 contain a denial of service vulnerability caused by a regex pattern in the addressparser free-text fallback. This vulnerability results in quadratic backtracking when processing crafted email header values with long whitespace-free runs, which can block the Node.js event loop and cause service unavailability.

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