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GHSA-V3Q9-HJ7J-63HQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-07 23:40 – Updated: 2026-07-07 23:40Summary
aiosmtplib's SMTP.mail(), SMTP.rcpt(), SMTP.vrfy() and SMTP.expn() send the caller-supplied email address to the server without rejecting embedded CR/LF (\r\n) bytes. An address that contains a CR/LF is written verbatim onto the SMTP control connection, so the bytes after the CRLF are framed by the server as one or more additional, standalone SMTP command lines. A caller that passes an attacker-influenced sender or recipient address into mail()/rcpt() (or vrfy()/expn()) therefore allows SMTP command injection (CWE-93 / CWE-77): the attacker can smuggle arbitrary SMTP verbs such as MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, RSET, DATA, or AUTH into the session. Injected commands will cause the SMTP instance to hang, but all commands required to complete the envelope could be sent in one address string.
The SMTP.sendmail() command will pass sender and recipient addresses verbatim through to SMTP.mail() & SMTP.rcpt(), and so is also vulnerable. SMTP.send_message() is not affected.
Impact
Severity: medium. Type: SMTP protocol command injection (CWE-93 — Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences; CWE-77 — Command Injection).
When an application built on aiosmtplib derives the envelope sender or any recipient from data an attacker can influence (a web form etc.) and passes it to mail()/rcpt() (directly, or via sendmail()/send() without a Message object), the attacker can:
- desynchronize the command/response pipeline and cause the aiosmtplib client to hang, resulting in a possible denial of service
- inject multiple commands in one address to send an arbitrary message
The address only needs to reach mail()/rcpt()/vrfy()/expn(); no attacker control over the SMTP server is required.
Vulnerable versions
Affected version: aiosmtplib 5.1.0 (latest at time of report) and all earlier releases.
Credit
Reported by tonghuaroot.
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Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2026-06-15 00:00| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
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PYSEC-2026-2338
Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-13 15:46 - Updated: 2026-07-13 16:03Summary
aiosmtplib's SMTP.mail(), SMTP.rcpt(), SMTP.vrfy() and SMTP.expn() send the caller-supplied email address to the server without rejecting embedded CR/LF (\r\n) bytes. An address that contains a CR/LF is written verbatim onto the SMTP control connection, so the bytes after the CRLF are framed by the server as one or more additional, standalone SMTP command lines. A caller that passes an attacker-influenced sender or recipient address into mail()/rcpt() (or vrfy()/expn()) therefore allows SMTP command injection (CWE-93 / CWE-77): the attacker can smuggle arbitrary SMTP verbs such as MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, RSET, DATA, or AUTH into the session. Injected commands will cause the SMTP instance to hang, but all commands required to complete the envelope could be sent in one address string.
The SMTP.sendmail() command will pass sender and recipient addresses verbatim through to SMTP.mail() & SMTP.rcpt(), and so is also vulnerable. SMTP.send_message() is not affected.
Impact
Severity: medium. Type: SMTP protocol command injection (CWE-93 — Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences; CWE-77 — Command Injection).
When an application built on aiosmtplib derives the envelope sender or any recipient from data an attacker can influence (a web form etc.) and passes it to mail()/rcpt() (directly, or via sendmail()/send() without a Message object), the attacker can:
- desynchronize the command/response pipeline and cause the aiosmtplib client to hang, resulting in a possible denial of service
- inject multiple commands in one address to send an arbitrary message
The address only needs to reach mail()/rcpt()/vrfy()/expn(); no attacker control over the SMTP server is required.
Vulnerable versions
Affected version: aiosmtplib 5.1.0 (latest at time of report) and all earlier releases.
Credit
Reported by tonghuaroot.
| Name | purl | aiosmtplib | pkg:pypi/aiosmtplib |
|---|
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-53533",
"GHSA-v3q9-hj7j-63hq"
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"details": "### Summary\n\n`aiosmtplib`\u0027s `SMTP.mail()`, `SMTP.rcpt()`, `SMTP.vrfy()` and `SMTP.expn()` send the caller-supplied email address to the server without rejecting embedded CR/LF (`\\r\\n`) bytes. An address that contains a CR/LF is written verbatim onto the SMTP control connection, so the bytes after the CRLF are framed by the server as one or more **additional, standalone SMTP command lines**. A caller that passes an attacker-influenced sender or recipient address into `mail()`/`rcpt()` (or `vrfy()`/`expn()`) therefore allows **SMTP command injection** (CWE-93 / CWE-77): the attacker can smuggle arbitrary SMTP verbs such as `MAIL FROM`, `RCPT TO`, `RSET`, `DATA`, or `AUTH` into the session. Injected commands will cause the `SMTP` instance to hang, but all commands required to complete the envelope could be sent in one address string.\n\nThe `SMTP.sendmail()` command will pass sender and recipient addresses verbatim through to `SMTP.mail()` \u0026 `SMTP.rcpt()`, and so is also vulnerable. `SMTP.send_message()` is not affected.\n\n### Impact\n\nSeverity: medium. Type: SMTP protocol command injection (CWE-93 \u2014 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences; CWE-77 \u2014 Command Injection).\n\nWhen an application built on `aiosmtplib` derives the envelope sender or any recipient from data an attacker can influence (a web form etc.) and passes it to `mail()`/`rcpt()` (directly, or via `sendmail()`/`send()` without a `Message` object), the attacker can:\n\n- desynchronize the command/response pipeline and cause the aiosmtplib client to hang, resulting in a possible denial of service\n- inject multiple commands in one address to send an arbitrary message\n\nThe address only needs to reach `mail()`/`rcpt()`/`vrfy()`/`expn()`; no attacker control over the SMTP server is required.\n\n### Vulnerable versions\n\nAffected version: `aiosmtplib` 5.1.0 (latest at time of report) and all earlier releases.\n\n### Credit\n\nReported by tonghuaroot.",
"id": "PYSEC-2026-2338",
"modified": "2026-07-13T16:03:20.193292Z",
"published": "2026-07-13T15:46:29.471704Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/security/advisories/GHSA-v3q9-hj7j-63hq"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://pypi.org/project/aiosmtplib"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3q9-hj7j-63hq"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53533"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "aiosmtplib vulnerable to SMTP command injection via CR/LF in sender/recipient address"
}