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SmarterTools

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SmarterTools has demonstrated critical security failures in 2025-2026 involving unauthenticated remote code execution and administrative compromise via SmarterMail APIs. These vulnerabilities pose severe risks to defense-industrial-base systems relying on their security services.

PROFILE
CategoryvendorWhat they doSmarterTools is a vendor specializing in security services including Forensics, Incident Response, and Security Awareness Training.
SECURITY POSTURE

Critical security failures involving unauthenticated remote code execution and administrative compromise via SmarterMail APIs.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2026-24423: Unauthenticated RCE via ConnectToHub API
  • CVE-2025-52691: Unauthenticated RCE via unrestricted file upload
  • CVE-2026-23760: Unauthenticated admin password reset
Patterns: Repeated critical RCE vulnerabilities in SmarterMail components; Unauthenticated API endpoints enabling administrative compromise
FAILURE HISTORY · 5
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2026-02-05 CVE-2026-24423 critical SmarterMail's ConnectToHub API lacks authentication, allowing attackers to redirect traffic to a malicious server for remote command execution.
2026-01-26 CVE-2025-52691 critical SmarterMail's unrestricted file upload flaw allowed attackers to upload malicious files and execute remote code on mail servers.
2026-01-26 CVE-2026-23760 critical SmarterMail's force-reset-password API allows unauthenticated attackers to reset admin passwords via an alternate channel, enabling full administrative compromise.
2026-01-23 CVE-2026-24423 critical CVE-2026-24423: SmarterTools SmarterMail versions prior to build 9511 contain an unauthenticated
2026-01-22 CVE-2026-23760 critical CVE-2026-23760: SmarterTools SmarterMail versions prior to build 9511 contain an authentication
Open questions: SmarterTools corporate identity vs SmarterMail product ownership · Current remediation status of critical CVEs · CMMC compliance status post-failures
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-08-02 03:47:49.908544+00:00