Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.0.0 through 6.3.5 does not enforce TLS for outbound SMTP delivery to a mail exchanger whose DNSSEC-validated TLSA records contain no DANE-EE (usage 3) record, contrary to RFC 7672 section 2.2. The server used only DANE-EE records and treated a validated TLSA record set consisting of DANE-TA (usage 2) or otherwise unusable records as if no records were published, so delivery to such a host fell back to opportunistic TLS. An attacker with an active position on the network path between the server and the recipient's mail exchanger can suppress or break the STARTTLS negotiation and cause messages to be delivered in cleartext, where they can be read and modified.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to hMailServer 6.3.6, which verifies DANE-TA as well as DANE-EE records and requires TLS to a host whose validated TLSA records are all unusable. Until then, an SMTP route for each recipient domain concerned that names its mail exchangers with the connection security 'STARTTLS (required)' prevents delivery in cleartext to that domain.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Progressive Robot
Progressive Robot hmailserver
Vendors & Products Progressive Robot
Progressive Robot hmailserver

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Description Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.0.0 through 6.3.5 does not enforce TLS for outbound SMTP delivery to a mail exchanger whose DNSSEC-validated TLSA records contain no DANE-EE (usage 3) record, contrary to RFC 7672 section 2.2. The server used only DANE-EE records and treated a validated TLSA record set consisting of DANE-TA (usage 2) or otherwise unusable records as if no records were published, so delivery to such a host fell back to opportunistic TLS. An attacker with an active position on the network path between the server and the recipient's mail exchanger can suppress or break the STARTTLS negotiation and cause messages to be delivered in cleartext, where they can be read and modified.
Title Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in hMailServer
Weaknesses CWE-319
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T14:25:42.915Z

Reserved: 2026-10-02T10:10:21.800Z

Link: CVE-2026-104704

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T14:25:39.723Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-08T11:16:44.457

Modified: 2026-10-08T15:17:32.270

Link: CVE-2026-104704

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T12:45:18Z

Weaknesses