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Zammad: S/MIME signature verification allows forged sender impersonation

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Zammad is a web based open source helpdesk/customer support system. Prior to 7.1.2, when Zammad checks the digital signature on an incoming S/MIME-signed email, it does not verify that the signing certificate is genuinely trusted, it only checks whether a certificate with a matching name is already stored in the system. An attacker can create their own certificate using the name of a real, previously trusted sender and use it to send a forged email. Zammad will display that email with the same "validly signed" indicator as a genuine message from the real sender, even though the attacker never had access to that sender's actual certificate or private key. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.

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CVE-2026-84465

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-84465

zammad

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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[
  {
    "vendor": "zammad",
    "product": "zammad",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "< 7.1.2"
      }
    ]
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-84465

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#3901 · Revision 1
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