zbateson/mail-mime-parser has CRLF header injection via attachment filename

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-61815
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-24 18:17:17 UTC
Updated2026-09-30 17:32:07 UTC
Descriptionzbateson/mail-mime-parser is a mail mime parser alternative to PHP's imap* functions and Pear libraries for reading messages in Internet Message Format RFC 822. Prior to version 3.0.6 and 4.0.2, CRLF (carriage-return / line-feed) header injection (CWE-93) affecting any application that uses this library to build or forward MIME messages with an attacker-influenced attachment filename. Attachment filenames are interpolated into the `Content-Type` and `Content-Disposition` header values without stripping CR/LF, so a filename containing `\r\n` serializes as one or more additional, attacker-controlled header lines (for example a forged `Bcc:` that silently exfiltrates a copy of the outgoing message). The untrusted filename can come directly from parsed inbound mail, so no local construction is required — an application that re-attaches or re-sends a parsed filename is exposed. Versions 3.0.6 and 4.0.2 patch the issue. Versions 1.x and 2.x are also affected but are end-of-life and will not receive patches; users on those lines should upgrade to a fixed release. If upgrading is not immediately possible, strip CR and LF from any filename before passing it to attachment APIs, and from the result of getFilename() before reusing it in a constructed message — e.g. preg_replace('/[\r\n]+/', ' ', $filename).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.001780000 probability, percentile 0.065920000 (date 2026-09-29)

Problem Types: CWE-93 | CWE-93 CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Zbateson Mail-mime-parser affected < 3.0.6 Not specified
CNA Zbateson Mail-mime-parser affected >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/zbateson/mail-mime-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-36h5-qg4p-... [email protected] github.com
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