CVE-2019-7214
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 84.82% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 December 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- smartertools/smartermail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 74.5% on 21 September 2026 to 84.8% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160416/SmarterMail-6985-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173388/SmarterTools-SmarterMail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-smartermail/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/currentExploit, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160416/SmarterMail-6985-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173388/SmarterTools-SmarterMail-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-smartermail/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/currentExploit, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.