NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module module due to the improper handling of CRLF sequences in DNS responses. This allows an attacker-controlled DNS server to inject arbitrary headers into SMTP upstream requests, leading to potential request manipulation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

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Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module due to the improper handling of CRLF sequences in DNS responses. This allows an attacker-controlled DNS server to inject arbitrary headers into SMTP upstream requests, leading to potential request manipulation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module module due to the improper handling of CRLF sequences in DNS responses. This allows an attacker-controlled DNS server to inject arbitrary headers into SMTP upstream requests, leading to potential request manipulation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_mail_smtp_module due to the improper handling of CRLF sequences in DNS responses. This allows an attacker-controlled DNS server to inject arbitrary headers into SMTP upstream requests, leading to potential request manipulation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Title NGINX ngx_mail_proxy_module vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-93
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-24T15:24:34.995Z

Reserved: 2026-03-18T16:06:38.435Z

Link: CVE-2026-28753

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-24T15:24:31.847Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-24T15:16:33.560

Modified: 2026-03-24T15:53:48.067

Link: CVE-2026-28753

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-03-24T14:13:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-28753 - Bugzilla

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