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CVE-2019-7214

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-04-24
  • Fixed in16.3.6985
  • WeaknessCWE-502

Am I affected?

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Description

SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-04-2415:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2020-12-09Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-7214?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-7214?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Smartertools smartermail
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.x≥ 16.0.6345, < 16.3.698516.3.6985

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Smartertools smartermail to 16.3.6985

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-49216
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifieddevzspy/CVE-2019-7214andyfeili/-CVE-2019-7214Drew-Alleman/CVE-2019-7214ElusiveHacker/CVE-2019-7214
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/windows/http/smartermail_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-04-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7214?

SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.

Is CVE-2019-7214 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-7214 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 84.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-7214?

CVE-2019-7214 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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