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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2026-23760",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "SmarterTools SmarterMail — anonymous administrator password reset",
  "summary": "SmarterMail before build 9511 accepts an anonymous call to its forced password reset endpoint and checks neither the old password nor a reset token, so anyone can set a new password on a system administrator account.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 9.8,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
  },
  "epss": 0.96544,
  "exploitation": {
    "known_exploited": true,
    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2026-01-26",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to the SmarterMail interface and a known administrator username."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "patch_available": true,
    "fixed_in": [
      "SmarterMail build 9511"
    ]
  },
  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade SmarterMail to build 9511 or later now and reset every administrator password; exploit code is public, so assume the accounts were already taken.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23760",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
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      "source": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23760",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
      "confidence": "high",
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23760",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "exploit",
      "url": "https://labs.watchtowr.com/attackers-with-decompilers-strike-again-smartertools-smartermail-wt-2026-0001-auth-bypass/"
    },
    {
      "type": "exploit",
      "url": "https://www.huntress.com/blog/smartermail-account-takeover-leading-to-rce"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://code-white.com/public-vulnerability-list/#authenticationserviceforceresetpassword-missing-authentication-in-smartermail"
    }
  ],
  "published_at": "2026-01-22T15:16:55.120Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
  "tags": [
    "smartertools",
    "smartermail",
    "authentication-bypass",
    "ransomware",
    "kev"
  ]
}