CVE-2026-84465
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, when Zammad checks the digital signature on an incoming S/MIME-signed email, it does not verify that the signing certificate is genuinely trusted, it only checks whether a certificate with a matching name is already stored in the system. An attacker can create their own certificate using the name of a real, previously trusted sender and use it to send a forged email. Zammad will display that email with the same "validly signed" indicator as a genuine message from the real sender, even though the attacker never had access to that sender's actual certificate or private key. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| zammad | zammad | < 7.1.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290: CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
- CWE-295: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
- CWE-347: CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
References
- https://github.com/zammad/zammad/security/advisories/GHSA-m9ff-hjr3-93h4
- https://github.com/zammad/zammad/commit/9a07d0b8214ac4e8e10c23fce71d613bd0625524
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