CVE-2019-7214
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An...
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.
- Record
CVE-2019-7214- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.
- Record
CVE-2019-7214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16758 No score
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16758- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mgm-6cgr-gh26
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An...
SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.
- Record
GHSA-7mgm-6cgr-gh26- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SmarterMail Build 6985 - Remote Code Execution | 2020-12-09 |
| Metasploit | SmarterTools SmarterMail less than build 6985 - .NET Deserialization Remote Code Execution | 2019-04-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | Drew-Alleman/CVE-2019-7214 | 2025-03-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | ElusiveHacker/CVE-2019-7214 | 2025-06-03 |
| PoC in GitHub | andyfeili/-CVE-2019-7214 | 2021-03-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | devzspy/CVE-2019-7214 | 2020-12-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7214 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Smartertools Smartermail, published April 24, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/current
nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-smartermail
packetstormsecurity.com/files/160416/SmarterMail-6985-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7214
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mgm-6cgr-gh26