Improper TLS certificate validation in bbs-go SMTP email service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
bbs-go through 4.4.6 has an improper certificate validation flaw (CWE-295) in its SMTP email service. The sendEmail() function sets InsecureSkipVerify to true, so it accepts any TLS certificate. A network-positioned attacker can present any certificate to intercept SMTP traffic, capture SMTP PLAIN authentication credentials, and read or modify outgoing password-reset and verification emails.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
bbs-go through 4.4.6 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows network-positioned attackers to intercept SMTP traffic because sendEmail() sets InsecureSkipVerify to true. Attackers can present any certificate to capture SMTP PLAIN auth credentials and read or modify outgoing password-reset and verification emails.
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 bbs-go.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121452
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-4ffj-9jv6-m8p5
References
More mlogclub vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75425 bbs-go Account Takeover via Google One Tap Login CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-65682 bbs-go through 4.4.6 Incorrect Authorization via /api/admin/user/synccount CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-71989 Stored cross-site scripting in bbs-go via spoofed upload Content-Type CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-121452 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121452 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4ffj-9jv6-m8p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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