CVE-2026-45713
Description
Mailpit is an email testing tool and API for developers. Prior to version 1.30.0, the Mailpit SMTP server has a Server.MaxSize int field that controls the maximum allowed DATA payload size, but the field is never assigned anywhere outside test code, leaving it at Go's zero value (0 ⇒ "no limit"). The same applies to the HTTP /api/v1/send endpoint, whose request body is decoded with json.NewDecoder(r.Body) and no http.MaxBytesReader. Because Mailpit's default listeners bind [::]:1025 (SMTP) and [::]:8025 (HTTP), with no authentication required on either, a single network-reachable attacker can push an arbitrarily large message into Mailpit and watch RAM consumption spike with a ~7-10× amplification factor (raw frame → enmime envelope tree → search-text index → zstd-encoded write to SQLite). Repeating the attack — or running it concurrently from multiple connections — drives the process to OOM-kill. Version 1.30.0 contains a patch.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/axllent/mailpitGo | < 1.30.0 | 1.30.0 |
Affected products
3- osv-coordsRange: < 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/axllent/mailpit/security/advisories/GHSA-fpxj-m5q8-fphwnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpxj-m5q8-fphwghsaADVISORY
- github.com/axllent/mailpit/releases/tag/v1.30.0nvdRelease NotesWEB
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