CVE-2026-107583 Details
Description
Inefficient algorithmic complexity in the webmail's message view of the REST API in Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.3.2 through 6.3.5 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to make the webmail, the administration console and the REST API unavailable by sending a message. The route that renders a received message's HTML replaced each reference to an embedded image in place, with work that grew with the square of the number of references, and wrote the image out for every reference while counting it against its size limit only once. A message whose HTML refers to one small embedded image a very large number of times, opened in the webmail by its recipient, therefore keeps one of the listener's four worker threads busy for minutes and makes it build a document of gigabytes, so that a few such messages leave the HTTP listener unable to answer anybody.
A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in the webmail's message view of the REST API in Progressive Robot hMailServer versions 6.3.2 through 6.3.5. This vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to disrupt the availability of the webmail, administration console, and REST API by sending a message with HTML that references a small embedded image multiple times. The way the server processes these references creates a workload that increases exponentially with the number of references, leading to excessive memory use and unresponsiveness. The issue was discovered in version 6.3.6, and the REST listener is off by default.
Upgrade to Progressive Robot hMailServer version 6.3.6, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Instructions for upgrading are available in the release notes.
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Assessed Oct 8, 2026CISA-ADP
Assessed Oct 8, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver/-/releases/v6.3.6 | [email protected] | Release NotesVendor |
| https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver/-/work_items/65 | [email protected] | ExploitIssue TrackingRemedyVendor |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-407 | Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Progressive Robot hMailServer | >= 6.3.2, <= 6.3.5 (semver) |
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Change History
2 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Oct 8, 2026 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |
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