Nodemailer before 9.1.0 IDN/Punycode Domain Allow-list Bypass (CVE-2026-92598) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-92598

Nodemailer before 9.1.0 IDN/Punycode Domain Allow-list Bypass

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-92598 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Nodemailer before 9.1.0 IDN/Punycode Domain Allow-list Bypass. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps nodemailer/nodemailer (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 16, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026Source checked Sep 16, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 16, 2026Material review Sep 16, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps nodemailer/nodemailer (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
nodemailer/nodemailergeneric	>=0 <9.1.0	9.1.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for nodemailer/nodemailer.
Review the reported fix. Update nodemailer/nodemailer to 9.1.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Nodemailer before 9.1.0 fails to apply UTS-46 normalization when encoding international domain names, causing the domain resolver to compute a different Punycode A-label than standards-compliant parsers. Attackers can craft recipient addresses with invisible characters or compatibility mappings that pass domain allow-list checks but are delivered to attacker-controlled domains via SMTP.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.