Critical severityOSV Advisory· Published Jul 20, 2026· Updated Jul 21, 2026
lettre has TLS hostname verification disabled when using Boring TLS backend
CVE-2026-46428
Description
lettre is a a mailer library for Rust. Starting in version 0.10.1 and prior to version 0.11.22, an inverted-boolean bug in lettre's boring-tls integration silently disables TLS hostname verification for callers using the default (strict) configuration. An on-path attacker presenting any chain-valid certificate for any domain can intercept SMTP submission, including PLAIN/LOGIN credentials and message contents, against any lettre user built with the boring-tls feature. Other TLS backends (native-tls, rustls) are unaffected. Version 0.11.22 patches the issue.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
lettrecrates.io | >= 0.10.1, < 0.11.22 | 0.11.22 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4pj9-g833-qx53ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46428ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/lettre/lettre/commit/f5efffc88360dbdbfcef80f465e42d5bce68ca35ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/lettre/lettre/releases/tag/v0.11.22ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/lettre/lettre/security/advisories/GHSA-4pj9-g833-qx53ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0141.htmlghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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