Nodemailer before 10.0.2 fails to properly flatten deeply nested arrays in recipient fields such as to, cc, and bcc, allowing attackers to cause stack exhaustion. Attackers can supply a deeply nested JSON recipient array that triggers recursive Array.toString() conversion, exhausting the call stack and terminating the Node.js process.
Nodemailer before 10.0.2 Stack Exhaustion via Nested Recipient Arrays
Problem type
Affected products
nodemailer
< 10.0.2 - AFFECTED
10.0.2 - UNAFFECTED
References
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-8vvx-rff5-p5rq
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodemailer-before-10.0.2-stack-exhaustion-via-nested-recipient-arrays
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-5hcf-56h7-4fvx
Nodemailer before 10.0.2 fails to properly flatten deeply nested arrays in recipient fields such...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hcf-56h7-4fvxNodemailer before 10.0.2 fails to properly flatten deeply nested arrays in recipient fields such as to, cc, and bcc, allowing attackers to cause stack exhaustion. Attackers can supply a deeply nested JSON recipient array that triggers recursive Array.toString() conversion, exhausting the call stack and terminating the Node.js process.
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-8vvx-rff5-p5rq
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100702
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodemailer-before-10.0.2-stack-exhaustion-via-nested-recipient-arrays
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hcf-56h7-4fvx
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-100702Click to expand
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