How severe is CVE-2026-23829?

CVE-2026-23829 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity low, and availability none.

Is CVE-2026-23829 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (70th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2026-23829?

CVE-2026-23829 affects Axllent Mailpit. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23829?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2026-23829 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2026-23829 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-3297.

When was CVE-2026-23829 published?

CVE-2026-23829 was published on 2026-01-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2026-23829

CVE-2026-23829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axllent Mailpit with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-93.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.3)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (70th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-3297
Weakness: CWE-93
Affected product: Axllent Mailpit
Published: 2026-01-19
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Mailpit is an email testing tool and API for developers. Prior to version 1.28.3, Mailpit's SMTP server is vulnerable to Header Injection due to an insufficient Regular Expression used to validate `RCPT TO` and `MAIL FROM` addresses. An attacker can inject arbitrary SMTP headers (or corrupt existing ones) by including carriage return characters (`\r`) in the email address. This header injection occurs because the regex intended to filter control characters fails to exclude `\r` and `\n` when used inside a character class. Version 1.28.3 fixes this issue.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23829?: Mailpit is an email testing tool and API for developers. Prior to version 1.28.3, Mailpit's SMTP server is vulnerable to Header Injection due to an insufficient Regular Expression used to validate `RCPT TO` and `MAIL FROM` addresses. An attacker can inject arbitrary SMTP headers (or corrupt existing ones) by including carriage return characters (`\r`) in the email address. This header injection occurs because the regex intended to filter control characters fails to exclude `\r` and `\n` when used inside a character class. Version 1.28.3 fixes this issue.
How severe is CVE-2026-23829?: CVE-2026-23829 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity low, and availability none.
Is CVE-2026-23829 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (70th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2026-23829?: CVE-2026-23829 affects Axllent Mailpit. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23829?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2026-23829 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2026-23829 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-3297.
When was CVE-2026-23829 published?: CVE-2026-23829 was published on 2026-01-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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