Koozali SME Server domain creation flaw enables denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Koozali SME Server from version 11.0rc1-215 is affected by improper input validation (CWE-20) in its domain creation functionality. An attacker with high privileges can inject reserved Apache configuration directives that corrupt httpd.conf. Apache then fails to start after a server reboot, denying service to the web server and its hosted virtual hosts.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Brian Mariani from DigitalCanion SA has discovered a vulnerability in the domain creation functionality of koozali's SME Server version 11.0rc1-215, allowing an attacker with high privileges to inject reserved Apache configuration directives, corrupting httpd.conf and preventing Apache from starting after a server reboot, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition affecting the web server and its hosted virtual hosts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Koozali SME Server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108121
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-2pfr-4hx7-3p8p
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More Koozali vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76243 Path traversal in Koozali SME Server View Logs exposes files CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2017-14373 Koozali Foundation SME Server versions 8.x, 9.x, 10.x are vulnerable to an open URL… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-108121 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108121 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2pfr-4hx7-3p8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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