CVE-2019-7214

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

SmarterTools SmarterMail less than build 6985 - .NET Deserialization Remote Code Execution
exploit/windows/http/smartermail_rce

Exploit-DB 1

SmarterMail Build 6985 - Remote Code Execution EDB-49216 · remote · Dec 9, 2020

GitHub 4 repositories

Drew-Alleman/CVE-2019-7214 ★ 4 · Mar 7, 2025

Python3 Rewrite of SmarterMail < Build 6985 Remote Code Execution found by 1F98D (CVE-2019-7214) POC
devzspy/CVE-2019-7214 ★ 2 · Dec 20, 2020

Collection of PoCs created for SmarterMail < Build 6985 RCE
andyfeili/-CVE-2019-7214 ★ 1 · Mar 1, 2021
ElusiveHacker/CVE-2019-7214 ★ 0 · Jun 3, 2025

For CTF use only (the CVE-2019-7214 also resolves the host from /etc/hosts)

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on…