[ CVE-2026-119417 · Published 30 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in cakephp
CVSS 3.7
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
CakePHP 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.8 through 5.1.10, 5.2.14 through 5.2.15, 5.3.7, and 5.4.0 through 5.4.3 contain an email header injection vulnerability because SmtpTransport and MailTransport strip only CRLF pairs from header values, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-77634. Attackers controlling custom headers set via Message::setHeaders() or Message::addHeaders() can insert a bare CR or LF to inject headers like Bcc, redirecting or altering outgoing mail.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- abraxaslabs.tech/research/cakephp-smtp-crlf
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Mailer/Tra…
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Mailer/Tra…
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/2b9326ca3f17b2e940c6c9f50d821e9929c00f39
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3b997318539c48a423b77651c61c9f229cbf9e33
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/773587406a29eedc2e0031e12683b08e112cc538
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/e5936b286cc389b1497fd9b675a2133ba9ac557d
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19695
- github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-2qh5-382h-3jpc
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cakephp-through-5.4.3-email-header-injection-via-bare-cr-l…