CVE-2026-41873
HTTP Request/Response Smuggling in Pony Mail Lua enables admin takeover.
Is CVE-2026-41873 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-41873 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-41873?
CVE-2026-41873 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-41873?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-41873. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-41873 affect?
CVE-2026-41873 affects Pony Mail (Lua implementation). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-41873?
Isolate or replace with a supported mail app; restrict access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Admin account takeover via HTTP request smuggling on Pony Mail Lua; no patch due to retirement.
Immediate action required
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As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.