Zammad: S/MIME signature verification allows forged sender impersonation
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.
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
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high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #3901 · Revision 1
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