MimeKit is a C# library which may be used for the creation and parsing of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME), as defined by numerous IETF specifications. Prior to version 4.15.1, a CRLF injection vulnerability in MimeKit allows an attacker to embed \r\n into the SMTP envelope address local-part (when the local-part is a quoted-string). This is non-compliant with RFC 5321 and can result in SMTP command injection (e.g., injecting additional RCPT TO / DATA / RSET commands) and/or mail header injection, depending on how the application uses MailKit/MimeKit to construct and send messages. The issue becomes exploitable when the attacker can influence a MailboxAddress (MAIL FROM / RCPT TO) value that is later serialized to an SMTP session. RFC 5321 explicitly defines the SMTP mailbox local-part grammar and does not permit CR (13) or LF (10) inside Quoted-string (qtextSMTP and quoted-pairSMTP ranges exclude control characters). SMTP commands are terminated by <CRLF>, making CRLF injection in command arguments particularly dangerous. This issue has been patched in version 4.15.1.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/jstedfast/MimeKit/security/advisories/GHSA-g7hc-96xr-gvvx | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-06 21:16
Updated : 2026-03-12 15:34
NVD link : CVE-2026-30227
Mitre link : CVE-2026-30227
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-30227
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Products Affected
jstedfast
- mimekit
CWE
CWE-93
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')