Vulnerability Intelligence Report
SmarterMail < Build 9777 Stale JWT Role Claim Privilege Escalation via Refresh Token
CVE-2026-104084
SmarterMail before build 9777 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where JWT access and refresh tokens embed a role claim at issuance that is not revalidated against the account's current role when redeemed through POST /api/v1/auth/refresh-token. Attackers who capture a refresh token issued before an administrator demotion, or a demoted user whose session was not actively polling at the time of demotion, can replay the stale token to obtain a new access token retaining the higher-privilege role (such as DomainAdmin or SysAdmin) until natural token expiry.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.7
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.25%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-613 ↗Insufficient Session Expiration
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Smartertools | Smartermail | 0 < Build 9777 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.246%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VulnCheck · Bug Bounty Provider · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-10-01T18:02:50 |
| Published | 2026-10-09T15:08:23 |
| Patch Date | 2026-10-08 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-12T13:38:12 |
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