CVE-2025-14874
Nodemailer: nodemailer: denial of service via crafted email address header
Description
A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 8, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-14874
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Nodemailer to the latest version.
- Validate email header parsing logic.
- Monitor system for unusual resource consumption.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-14874.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14874 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer | Product |
| https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/b61b9c0cfd682b6f647754ca338373b68336a150 | Patch |
| https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-14874 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-14874
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-14874 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-14874 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodemailer:nodemailer:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0.11 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:developer_hub:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14874 Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer Types: Product Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/b61b9c0cfd682b6f647754ca338373b68336a150 Types: Patch Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Dec. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133 Added Reference https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-703 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14874 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133 Added Reference https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer Added Reference https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/b61b9c0cfd682b6f647754ca338373b68336a150 Added Reference https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v