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SmarterTools SmarterMail

YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2026-24423

SmarterTools SmarterMail Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2026-02-26
258 days past due
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)88.2% · 100percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing13 days (2026-01-23 → 2026-02-05)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)21 days
Days on the KEV list279 days
Date added to KEV2026-02-05
Known ransomware campaign useKnown
VendorSmarterTools
ProductSmarterMail
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-306

SmarterTools: 3 entries (0.2% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 3 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)

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Description

SmarterTools SmarterMail contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in the ConnectToHub API method. This could allow the attacker to point the SmarterMail instance to a malicious HTTP server which serves the malicious OS command and could lead to command execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/current ; https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24423 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24423

References

Other KEV entries for this vendor: SmarterTools

SmarterTools - Vendors with KEV entries

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