CVE-2026-107575: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in hMailServer

Published Oct 8, 2026
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Updated

Inefficient algorithmic complexity in the SPF macro expansion of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.3.4 and 6.3.5 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume worker-thread time by publishing a crafted SPF record. RFC 7208 section 7.1 requires a name too long to look up to lose whole labels from the left; the server did this by removing one label at a time and copying the rest of the name each time, so the work grew with the square of the expansion. An attacker who publishes an SPF record for a domain they control, with a mechanism whose domain-spec expands through macros to a name far longer than 253 characters, makes the SPF check of a message from that domain take several seconds. The expansion is bounded by SPF's own per-term and per-macro limits, so the loss of availability is partial.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Progressive Robot hMailServer=6.3.4, =6.3.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Progressive Robot hMailServer to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.3.6
  2. Configuration

    Turn SPF checking off until upgrading to hMailServer 6.3.6.

    hMailServer SPF checking = off

Event History

Oct 8, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:46 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:46 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness

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