CVE catalog

CVE-2020-7769

node-nodemailer affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

This affects the package nodemailer before 6.4.16. Use of crafted recipient email addresses may result in arbitrary command flag injection in sendmail transport for sending mails.

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.30% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debiantrixienode-nodemailer6.10.0+~6.4.17-1+deb13u1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiantrixienode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiansidnode-nodemailer10.1.7+~8.0.2-1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiansidnode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianforkynode-nodemailer10.0.14+~8.0.2-1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianforkynode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianbookwormnode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianbookwormnode-nodemailer6.8.0+~6.4.6-1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]

Showing 8 fix observations. All 14 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debianbookwormnode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianbookwormnode-nodemailer6.8.0+~6.4.6-1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianforkynode-nodemailer10.0.14+~8.0.2-1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debianforkynode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiansidnode-nodemailer10.1.7+~8.0.2-1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiansidnode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiantrixienode-nodemailer6.10.0+~6.4.17-1+deb13u1Fixed[CVE-2020-7769]
Debiantrixienode-nodemailer6.4.16-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2020-7769]
Ubuntu20.04node-nodemailer6.3.0-2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769]
Ubuntu20.04node-nodemailer6.3.1-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769]
Ubuntu20.04node-nodemailer6.4.0-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769]
Ubuntu20.04node-nodemailer6.4.1-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769]
Ubuntu20.04node-nodemailer6.4.2-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769]
Ubuntu20.04node-nodemailer6.4.5-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769]
Original provider fields
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    }
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            }
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        "6.4.5-1"
      ],
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      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7769",
      "fixed_version": "",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
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      "provider_updated_at": "2025-10-24T04:48:19Z"
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [node-nodemailer]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 6.8.0+~6.4.6-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.4.16-1

      dsa · node-nodemailer · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-nodemailer · debian · 12

    • 6.8.0+~6.4.6-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.4.16-1

      dsa · node-nodemailer · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-nodemailer · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [node-nodemailer]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 6.10.0+~6.4.17-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.4.16-1

      dsa · node-nodemailer · debian · 13

    • 6.10.0+~6.4.17-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 6.4.16-1

      dsa · node-nodemailer · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]