Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodemailer | nodemailer | 5.0.0 – < 10.0.2 | 10.0.2 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-nodemailer | 10.0.10+~8.0.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-nodemailer | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | nodemailer | >= 5.0.0, < 10.0.2 | 10.0.2 | GHSA-6vj9-mwq6-2f5v |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4410 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6vj9-mwq6-2f5v) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Nodemailer 5.0.0 through 10.0.1 TLS servername Cache Confusion third-party-advisory