Description
Missing authorization in the REST metrics route of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.2.25 through 6.3.6 allows a remote authenticated user whose credential is confined to named domains to read the server-wide traffic history. GET /api/v1/metrics/history returns the server's traffic counters over the last 30 days; those counters are server-wide and carry no domain, which is why the report routes already refuse the same counters to a credential confined to named domains. The metrics route was not among the routes the server's authorization gate refuses a confined credential and its handler was not given the caller, so a domain administrator, an account given another role that holds view_configuration in named domains (the auditor role given a domain list among them), or an API key issued for named domains could read the whole server's traffic totals rather than its own domains'. The disclosure is of aggregate operational counters, not of any message or account.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

CVE-2026-114477 reveals a missing authorization check in the REST metrics route of hMailServer. An authenticated user whose credentials are limited to a specific domain can request the /api/v1/metrics/history endpoint, which returns aggregated traffic counters for the entire mail server. The exposed data are only aggregate operational metrics and do not include individual message contents or account information.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Progressive Robot Ltd’s hMailServer products versions 6.2.25 through 6.3.6 on installations that have the REST API enabled. The vulnerability becomes apparent when a domain-identified credential, such as a domain administrator, an auditor role, or a domain-scoped API key, is used to access the endpoint. Because the route was not covered by the server’s authorization gate, any user with such a confined credential can obtain the server‑wide traffic history.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates low severity, and no EPSS value is published, so the likelihood of public exploitation is poorly understood. The involved attack vector is remote authenticated, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV collection. Attackers who succeed could gather aggregate traffic statistics that might aid in operational reconnaissance, but they cannot read private mail or user data. The risk is therefore limited to information disclosure of aggregate usage metrics.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 22, 2026 at 05:25 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to hMailServer 6.3.7, whose authorization gate refuses the metric-history route to a credential confined to named domains, as the report's server-wide sections already were. Until then, on a multi-tenant server, do not give a domain-administrator credential, a role that may read configuration in named domains, or a named-domain API key that may read configuration to a party not trusted with the server-wide traffic figures, and keep the REST API off (RestApiPort=0, the default) where it is not needed.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the official hMailServer 6.3.7 or later update, which denies the vulnerable metrics/history route for domain‑confined roles.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, set RestApiPort=0 to disable the REST API and remove the exposed endpoint.
  • Restrict the issuance of domain‑administrator, auditor, or view_configuration credentials to trusted parties and avoid providing domain‑specific API keys to untrusted users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 22, 2026 at 05:25 UTC.

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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Progressive Robot
Progressive Robot hmailserver
Vendors & Products Progressive Robot
Progressive Robot hmailserver

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing authorization in the REST metrics route of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.2.25 through 6.3.6 allows a remote authenticated user whose credential is confined to named domains to read the server-wide traffic history. GET /api/v1/metrics/history returns the server's traffic counters over the last 30 days; those counters are server-wide and carry no domain, which is why the report routes already refuse the same counters to a credential confined to named domains. The metrics route was not among the routes the server's authorization gate refuses a confined credential and its handler was not given the caller, so a domain administrator, an account given another role that holds view_configuration in named domains (the auditor role given a domain list among them), or an API key issued for named domains could read the whole server's traffic totals rather than its own domains'. The disclosure is of aggregate operational counters, not of any message or account.
Title Missing Authorization in hMailServer
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Progressive Robot Hmailserver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:55:57.794Z

Reserved: 2026-10-21T15:11:40.861Z

Link: CVE-2026-114477

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Updated: 2026-10-29T17:33:37.895Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-21T16:17:35.070

Modified: 2026-10-29T21:17:12.210

Link: CVE-2026-114477

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Updated: 2026-10-22T05:30:08Z

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