CVE 9.8 CRITICAL

Pony Mail: Admin account takeover via request smuggling_CVE-2026-41873

9.8 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Pony Mail leading to admin account takeover.

This issue affects all versions of the Lua implementation of Pony Mail. There is a Python implementation under development under the name "Pony Mail Foal" that is not affected by this issue, but hasn't been released yet.

As the Lua implementation of this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

AI Analysis

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability leading to admin account takeover

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-41873
Source apache
Published Apr 28, 2026 at 15:18
Modified Apr 29, 2026 at 11:55

Affected Product

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Pony Mail
Affected Versions Apache Software Foundation Pony Mail 0

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.8 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Pony Mail
Version All versions

References

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