CVE-2026-21859 (GCVE-0-2026-21859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 23:24 – Updated: 2026-01-08 19:23
VLAI
Title
Mailpit Proxy Endpoint is Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Summary
Mailpit is an email testing tool and API for developers. Versions 1.28.0 and below have a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the /proxy endpoint, allowing attackers to make requests to internal network resources. The /proxy endpoint validates http:// and https:// schemes, but it does not block internal IP addresses, enabling attackers to access internal services and APIs. This vulnerability is limited to HTTP GET requests with minimal headers. The issue is fixed in version 1.28.1.
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
axllent mailpit Affected: < 1.28.1
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