> CVE-2026-55558 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2026-08-20 15:17
MODIFIED
2026-08-20 15:17
CVSS_SCORE V3
5.9
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.40%
Top 66.6%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD đź”— 2026-08-20 CWE MITRE đź”— 2026-09-01 FIRST EPSS đź”— 2026-10-25 GITHUB đź”— 2026-10-29 OSV đź”— 2026-08-26

> DESCRIPTION

aiosmtplib is an asynchronous SMTP client for use with asyncio. Prior to 5.1.2, SMTPProtocol.start_tls in src/aiosmtplib/protocol.py consumes the server's 220 response and starts the TLS handshake without clearing SMTPProtocol._buffer. An active network attacker can place attacker-chosen SMTP response lines after the plaintext 220 response in the same network segment. The method then calls loop.start_tls; those bytes survive the transport upgrade and are parsed as the first response from inside the TLS session, desynchronizing subsequent SMTP command and response pairs. Connections using start_tls=True or opportunistic STARTTLS are affected, while connections using use_tls=True are not. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.2.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EXPLOITABILITY
2.2
IMPACT
3.6

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
High (H)
Conditions spécifiques doivent être réunies pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
None (N)
Aucune divulgation d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Modification totale des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
None (N)
Aucune interruption de service

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
None
Aucune divulgation d'informations
Intégrité
High
Modification totale des données possible
Disponibilité
None
Aucune interruption de service

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-74

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

> GITHUB SECURITY ADVISORY

GHSA-vxj7-4xrp-5vr4 MODERATE

aiosmtplib: STARTTLS response injection

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
PIP / aiosmtplib
<= 5.1.1
Fixed in: 5.1.2

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

aiosmtplib: STARTTLS response injection

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
37 versions affected
ALIASES:
GHSA-vxj7-4xrp-5vr4

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
20/08/2026 15:17
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/09/2026 06:02
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally...
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 1 month ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/commit/9fab7ba1361dbf7622ede1315a24be805cff09...
https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/releases/tag/v5.1.2
https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/security/advisories/GHSA-vxj7-4xrp-5vr4
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