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.
History

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:smartertools:smartermail:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Smartertools
Smartertools smartermail
Vendors & Products Smartertools
Smartertools smartermail

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Description 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.
Title SmarterMail < Build 9777 Stale JWT Role Claim Privilege Escalation via Refresh Token
Weaknesses CWE-613
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-09T15:08:23.453Z

Updated: 2026-10-27T01:30:37.477Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T18:02:50.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-104084

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T19:38:21.818Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-09T16:17:21.153

Modified: 2026-10-12T14:17:09.200

Link: CVE-2026-104084

cve-icon Redhat

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