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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-100741
Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in hMailServer
Description

Eval injection in the JScript event-script dispatcher in Progressive Robot Ltd's hMailServer, versions 6.0.0 through 6.3.3 on Windows, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary JScript inside the hMailServer service process, with the privileges of the service account, via a password containing a backslash followed by an apostrophe, sent in any logon (SMTP AUTH, POP3, IMAP) that names an existing, active account. Exploitation requires a non-default configuration: event scripting enabled (off by default), the script language set to JScript (the default is VBScript), and an OnClientValidatePassword handler defined in the event script. The server wrote event values into the handler call as JScript string literals, escaping the apostrophe but not the backslash, so such a value closes the literal and the rest of it is parsed as script. The same flaw is reachable by a remote POP3 server through the message UID it returns, where an OnExternalAccountDownload handler is defined, and by a remote SMTP server through the error reply it rejects a delivery with, where an OnDeliveryFailed handler is defined. Before 6.2.25 the injected script can create any COM object, and from 6.2.25 it can with the default ScriptAllowedObjects value of '*'; WScript.Shell among them gives command execution as the service account. VBScript event scripts and the Linux builds of Progressive Robot Ltd's hMailServer are not affected.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 27, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update hMailServer to patch JScript injection vulnerability via event scripts.
  • Update hMailServer to version 6.3.4 or later.
  • Disable event scripting if not required.
  • Review and restrict script execution environments.
  • Use VBScript instead of JScript for event scripts.
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URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/Progressiverobot/hmailserver/-/commit/5a3de9001d6c5e833662ada8e44ce10d42d76b1a
https://gitlab.com/Progressiverobot/hmailserver/-/releases/v6.3.4
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Eval injection in the JScript event-script dispatcher in Progressive Robot Ltd's hMailServer, versions 6.0.0 through 6.3.3 on Windows, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary JScript inside the hMailServer service process, with the privileges of the service account, via a password containing a backslash followed by an apostrophe, sent in any logon (SMTP AUTH, POP3, IMAP) that names an existing, active account. Exploitation requires a non-default configuration: event scripting enabled (off by default), the script language set to JScript (the default is VBScript), and an OnClientValidatePassword handler defined in the event script. The server wrote event values into the handler call as JScript string literals, escaping the apostrophe but not the backslash, so such a value closes the literal and the rest of it is parsed as script. The same flaw is reachable by a remote POP3 server through the message UID it returns, where an OnExternalAccountDownload handler is defined, and by a remote SMTP server through the error reply it rejects a delivery with, where an OnDeliveryFailed handler is defined. Before 6.2.25 the injected script can create any COM object, and from 6.2.25 it can with the default ScriptAllowedObjects value of '*'; WScript.Shell among them gives command execution as the service account. VBScript event scripts and the Linux builds of Progressive Robot Ltd's hMailServer are not affected.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-95
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/100xxx/CVE-2026-100741.json">CVE-2026-100741</a>
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/Progressiverobot/hmailserver/-/commit/5a3de9001d6c5e833662ada8e44ce10d42d76b1a
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/Progressiverobot/hmailserver/-/releases/v6.3.4
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