Medium severity · published Aug 18, 2026
CVE-2026-53533
aiosmtplib: SMTP command injection via CR/LF in sender/recipient address
6.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
aiosmtplib is an asynchronous SMTP client for use with asyncio. Prior to 5.1.1, SMTP.mail(), SMTP.rcpt(), SMTP.vrfy(), and SMTP.expn() send caller-supplied addresses without rejecting embedded CR or LF bytes. Data after the line break is framed as additional standalone SMTP command lines, allowing an attacker who influences an envelope sender or recipient to inject commands such as MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, RSET, DATA, or AUTH. SMTP.sendmail() and SMTP.send() without a Message object pass addresses through the affected methods, while SMTP.send_message() is not affected. Successful injection can desynchronize the command-response pipeline, hang the SMTP instance, or send an arbitrary message without requiring attacker control of the SMTP server. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
aiosmtplib · cole
< 5.1.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53533
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53533
github.com
https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/commit/8eaf6efc9a8f59e2e09d3ef11246a058c46bd3ba
github.com
https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/releases/tag/v5.1.1
github.com
https://github.com/cole/aiosmtplib/security/advisories/GHSA-v3q9-hj7j-63hq
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