7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-126612
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in hMailServer
Description

Improper link resolution in the Windows installer of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.0.0 through 6.3.7 allows a local authenticated user to run code as the mail server's service account or as an administrator when the path to the program folder passes through a junction, a symbolic link or a mount point that the user controls or that every user may change, such as a junction made at the root of a drive, which takes the root's permissions, or through a folder that every user may rename. Setup installed the programs through any such link without first checking who controls it, or whether a folder above the program folder may be renamed, and the service is registered to run the programs by that path, so the programs are installed where a link another account controls leads, or that account can later make the path lead to a folder it controls; the service, which runs as LocalSystem or as its virtual account, and the programs administrators run from Bin are then started from there. 6.3.7's fix for CVE-2026-107571 does not cover this: its hardening of the program folder, Bin and ControlPanel does not change a folder reached through a link that the administrators do not alone control, and setup does not refuse such a path: it installs through the link and at most reports afterwards that the folders could not be hardened. The default installation under Program Files is not affected.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

GitLab
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-126612 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update Progressive Robot hMailServer to a version that properly validates installation paths.
  • Update Progressive Robot hMailServer to the latest version.
  • Avoid installing via user-controlled symbolic links or junctions.
  • Ensure program folders are not user-modifiable.
  • Verify installation path integrity.

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