CVE-2025-52691KEV · OVERDUECWE-434unrestricted-file-upload

SmarterTools SmarterMail Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability

Critical · published December 29, 2025

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 10.0. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 99.7th percentile for exploit probability.

249
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
86%
Percentile
99.7
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

🚨 An unauthenticated attacker can upload arbitrary files to your mail server, and that’s a recipe for disaster! 🔥 Imagine a hotel where anyone can drop off any package without being checked in — it opens the door to all sorts of trouble! 🎁 Just like that, this vulnerability lets attackers plant malicious files anywhere on the server. If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, granting attackers full control over the mail server. They could read sensitive information, modify data, or even launch attacks against other systems. It’s absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Imagine a hotel where anyone can drop off any package without being checked in — it opens the door to all sorts of trouble! 🎁 Just like that, this vulnerability lets attackers plant malicious files anywhere on the server. CVE-2025-52691 allows attackers to upload files without authentication due to insufficient security checks on file uploads, enabling potentially harmful files to be executed on the server.

What to do

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, granting attackers full control over the mail server. They could read sensitive information, modify data, or even launch attacks against other systems. It’s absolutely devastating! Immediately patch the mail server to the latest version that addresses CVE-2025-52691. Implement strict validation and sanitization on file uploads to mitigate this vulnerability. Regularly audit server configurations to prevent similar flaws! You've got this! Follow these steps to secure your mail server and keep the bad guys out! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.85655 · 99.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2025-12-29T08:15Z
KEV added
2026-01-26 · due 2026-02-16
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
smartertools/smartermail< 100.0.9413100.0.9413
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Feb 16
    kev
  • 29 DEC 02:15Z
    Upload Arbitrary Files
    cvelistv5