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CVE-2026-63435: Mail: Email address spoofing via malformed RFC 2047 encoded-words

September 2, 2026

Mail::Utilities.q_value_decode and Mail::Utilities.b_value_decode decoded only the first RFC 2047 encoded-word in a string and used an overly greedy pattern to match the charset token. A crafted, malformed encoded-word embedded in an address display name or local part could cause the decoded output to differ from what a human reviewer or downstream parser would expect, allowing an attacker to spoof the apparent sender/recipient address.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-mvxr-6m87-mv2q
  • github.com/mikel/mail/commit/f9d59c2e447af42e2c3dec5a56b1bb25c7292859
  • github.com/mikel/mail/pull/1664
  • github.com/mikel/mail/releases/tag/2.9.1
  • github.com/mikel/mail/security/advisories/GHSA-mvxr-6m87-mv2q
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63435

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.9.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.9.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.9.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict

Source file

gem/mail/CVE-2026-63435.yml

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