Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessEstablish TCP connection to SMTP port
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DeliverySend crafted SMTP command sequence exploiting state residue
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ExploitTrigger incomplete state reset between transactions
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ExecutionIssue new envelope leveraging prior state context
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PersistBypass intended security control (filter/auth/policy)
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ImpactDeliver otherwise-rejected message
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Proper initialization
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| Exploitation Conditions | The specific exploitation conditions are not confirmed from available data. The vulnerability class (incomplete state reset) typically requires the ability to establish a TCP connection to the SMTP port (25/587/465) and send multiple SMTP commands within a session or across session boundaries. Exploitation likely does not require authentication given SMTP's pre-AUTH connection model, but this is inferred from protocol norms, not confirmed by a CVSS vector. The evasion effect may be limited to specific security policy checks (e.g., content filtering, sender verification) rather than full authentication bypass. Whether the vulnerability is exploitable from the public internet or only from relay-permitted networks depends on the server's relay configuration - a closed relay (accepting only authenticated or internal senders) would limit the attacker pool significantly. |
| Impact | Real-world risk assessment is severely constrained by the near-total absence of structured metadata: no CVSS vector, no CWE, no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC status are available. The vulnerability class - SMTP state evasion - is historically high-impact in mail security contexts because it can allow bypass of spam filters, content scanners, or sender authentication enforcement (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), potentially enabling phishing or spam delivery. However, actual severity depends entirely on what security control is evadable and whether the affected component is on the inbound or outbound path. SMTP evasion bugs often have high integrity impact but low or no confidentiality/availability impact. Without a CVSS vector it is not possible to confirm whether exploitation is authenticated or unauthenticated, though SMTP's typical model (accepting connections before AUTH) suggests unauthenticated network access may suffice. The absence of KEV listing and EPSS data means no confirmed active exploitation signal exists at this time. This should be treated as medium-priority pending vendor advisory detail. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker connects to the target SMTP server and sends a crafted sequence of SMTP commands that exploits leftover state from a prior transaction - for example, completing a RSET without a full state flush and then issuing a new MAIL FROM that inherits a prior security decision (such as an authenticated sender context or a passed content filter verdict). The crafted second message is then accepted or delivered in a manner that bypasses the intended security policy, enabling spam or phishing delivery that would otherwise be rejected. No public POC has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 14, 2026
SMTP evasion via incomplete state reset in an Ubuntu-reported component allows an attacker to bypass protocol-level security controls by exploiting improper state machine cleanup between SMTP sessions or command sequences. The vulnerability enables crafted SMTP interactions to carry over state from a prior transaction into a new one, potentially allowing filter evasion, spoofed sender identity acceptance, or bypass of per-message security checks. No CVSS score, CWE, or patch version is currently assigned in NVD, and data is extremely sparse - the analysis below reflects significant inference from the vulnerability class.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version has been identified in the available data. Because this is reported via Ubuntu's vendor channel, administrators should monitor Ubuntu Security Notices for a forthcoming USN advisory and apply the patched package via 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade' once released. In the interim, if the affected component can be identified, compensating controls include: restricting SMTP access to trusted relay networks at the firewall level to reduce the attacker pool; enabling strict RFC 5321 RSET enforcement if the MTA configuration exposes such an option; and ensuring upstream MTA or email gateway appliances perform independent state-resetting inspection so a single evading hop does not bypass the full security stack. Note that firewall restriction does not mitigate evasion from already-permitted senders. No specific workaround can be recommended without knowing the exact vulnerable component.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, RFC 5321) uses a stateful session model where each message transaction is bounded by MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA, and optionally RSET (reset) commands. An incomplete state reset vulnerability occurs when the server fails to fully clear session-level or transaction-level state between messages or connections - for example, retaining prior authentication context, envelope data, or security policy decisions across a RSET or connection reuse. This class of bug is closely related to SMTP smuggling (RFC 5321 §4.1.1.5 RSET semantics) and has historically been used to bypass spam filters, DKIM/SPF enforcement, or content inspection by confusing the server's view of where one message ends and another begins. The affected implementation is Ubuntu-reported, suggesting the vulnerable component is distributed via Ubuntu's package ecosystem, likely an MTA (Postfix, Exim, sendmail) or an email security library. No CPE string or CWE was provided; the applicable CWE class would be CWE-459 (Incomplete Cleanup) or CWE-372 (Incomplete Internal State Distinction).
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network vector (SMTP is a network protocol), high complexity (specific command sequence required), no privileges needed, integrity-only impact via security control evasion.
Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).
CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
[smtp: evasion due to incomplete state reset]
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