CVE-2026-100701Nodemailer 5.0.0 through 10.0.1 TLS servername Cache Confusion
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Nodemailer versions 5.0.0 through 10.0.1 use a process-global DNS cache that is keyed only by the DNS host, while each cache entry also stores the caller-specific TLS servername. When two direct TLS/SMTPS transports (secure: true) resolve the same non-IP host with different tls.servername values, the first transport's servername is returned on the cache hit and overwrites the second transport's explicitly configured value, so Nodemailer sends the wrong SNI value and validates the peer certificate against the wrong identity. In multi-tenant services or SNI-routed SMTP gateways, an attacker who can prime the cache can cause a victim transport to connect to the attacker's TLS virtual host and accept the attacker's certificate even with rejectUnauthorized: true, disclosing the victim's SMTP credentials. Fixed in 10.0.2.
- CVSS
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-295
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
nodemailer nodemailer nodemailer:nodemailer (from the name) | from 5.0.0 before 10.0.2; 10.0.2 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-6vj9-mwq6-2f5vvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodemailer-5.0.0-through-10.0.1-tls-servername-cache-confusionthird-party-advisory
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