Description
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in the feedback function of Mesalvo MEONA (MEONA Client and MEONA Server). The MEONA Client transmits the recipient address of a feedback report to the MEONA Server, and the server sends the report to the transmitted address instead of the address configured on the server. The feedback function is available only in the MEONA administration area, which requires one of the administrative roles ADMINISTRATOR, SUPERADMINISTRATOR or TYPIST (catalogue editing), or the PHARMACIST role holding the PHARMACY_ADMINISTRATOR right, assigned explicitly by the operating hospital's administrators. Such a user who modifies the client request can cause the MEONA Server to send a message with content of the user's choosing, from the sender address configured on the server, to a recipient of the user's choosing, within the limits permitted by the operator's mail relay. The message can be used for social engineering because it appears to originate from an internal hospital system.
Exploitation requires a MEONA account with one of the administrative roles named above and access to the operating hospital's internal network; MEONA is operated exclusively within closed hospital networks without exposure to the public Internet, and where a hospital permits remote access to that network at all, it is only through the hospital's own remote-access infrastructure (e.g. VPN) under the hospital's control. The message contains only the recipient, subject and text entered by the user; no data of other users or patients is disclosed. Mesalvo is not aware of any exploitation outside the reported security test.
This issue affects MEONA Client and MEONA Server in versions 2024.10, 2025.04 (before 2025.04.24) and 2026.03 (before 2026.03.02). MEONA 2025.04.24 and 2026.03.02 (planned Q4 2026) enforce the configured recipient address on the server. Operators can restrict at their mail relay which recipients the MEONA sender address may reach.
Published: 2026-05-20
Score: 2.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Email Spoofing
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The feedback function in Mesalvo MEONA allows authenticated user with certain administrative roles to supply a recipient address that the server will use when sending an email. Because the server does not verify that the supplied address matches the one configured for the system, an attacker can choose an arbitrary address and send messages that appear to originate from the internal MEONA system. This flaw is a configuration error (CWE-345) that enables social‑engineering emails but does not disclose patient data or other sensitive information.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Mesalvo MEONA Client and MEONA Server components prior to the 2025.04.24 and 2026.03.02 releases. Specifically, versions 2024.10, 2025.04 (before 2025.04.24) and 2026.03 (before 2026.03.02) are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 2.3, indicating low severity. The EPSS score is <1%, suggesting that exploitation is unlikely. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers need an account with an administrative role and access to the hospital’s internal network, typically via VPN, to exploit the flaw. Once exploited, they can send spoofed emails that appear to come from the hospital’s MEONA system.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 07:10 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

MEONA 2025.04.24 and 2026.03.02 (planned Q4 2026) enforce the configured recipient address on the MEONA Server and ignore any client-supplied recipient.


Vendor Workaround

Operators can restrict, at their mail relay, the recipients that the MEONA sender address (e.g. noreply-meona-…) may reach to the configured feedback mailbox, or to internal domains, and monitor messages from that sender address to other recipients. Details: Mesalvo Security Advisory MSA-2026-005.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Mesalvo MEONA Client and Server updates that enforce the correct recipient address on the server.
  • If a patch is not yet available, operators can restrict outbound mail from the MEONA sender address at the mail relay to only the configured feedback mailbox or internal domains.
  • Publish the documented workaround in the Mesalvo Security Advisory MSA-2026-005 and monitor suspicious email activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 07:10 UTC.

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History

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Email Spoofing via Unverified Data in Mesalvo Meona Components

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Mesalvo Meona Client Launcher Component, Mesalvo Meona Server Component makes it possible to send messages to any email address. This issue affects Meona Client Launcher Component: through 19.06.2020 15:11:49; Meona Server Component: through 2025.04 5+323020. Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in the feedback function of Mesalvo MEONA (MEONA Client and MEONA Server). The MEONA Client transmits the recipient address of a feedback report to the MEONA Server, and the server sends the report to the transmitted address instead of the address configured on the server. The feedback function is available only in the MEONA administration area, which requires one of the administrative roles ADMINISTRATOR, SUPERADMINISTRATOR or TYPIST (catalogue editing), or the PHARMACIST role holding the PHARMACY_ADMINISTRATOR right, assigned explicitly by the operating hospital's administrators. Such a user who modifies the client request can cause the MEONA Server to send a message with content of the user's choosing, from the sender address configured on the server, to a recipient of the user's choosing, within the limits permitted by the operator's mail relay. The message can be used for social engineering because it appears to originate from an internal hospital system. Exploitation requires a MEONA account with one of the administrative roles named above and access to the operating hospital's internal network; MEONA is operated exclusively within closed hospital networks without exposure to the public Internet, and where a hospital permits remote access to that network at all, it is only through the hospital's own remote-access infrastructure (e.g. VPN) under the hospital's control. The message contains only the recipient, subject and text entered by the user; no data of other users or patients is disclosed. Mesalvo is not aware of any exploitation outside the reported security test. This issue affects MEONA Client and MEONA Server in versions 2024.10, 2025.04 (before 2025.04.24) and 2026.03 (before 2026.03.02). MEONA 2025.04.24 and 2026.03.02 (planned Q4 2026) enforce the configured recipient address on the server. Operators can restrict at their mail relay which recipients the MEONA sender address may reach.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Thu, 21 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mesalvo
Mesalvo meona Client Launcher Component
Mesalvo meona Server Component
Vendors & Products Mesalvo
Mesalvo meona Client Launcher Component
Mesalvo meona Server Component

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Email Spoofing via Unverified Data in Mesalvo Meona Components

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 20 May 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Mesalvo Meona Client Launcher Component, Mesalvo Meona Server Component makes it possible to send messages to any email address. This issue affects Meona Client Launcher Component: through 19.06.2020 15:11:49; Meona Server Component: through 2025.04 5+323020.
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Mesalvo Meona Client Launcher Component Meona Server Component
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ENISA

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T14:39:41.572Z

Reserved: 2026-02-03T07:24:49.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-25602

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T12:00:17.013Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-20T11:16:26.313

Modified: 2026-09-25T15:17:54.327

Link: CVE-2026-25602

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T07:15:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-345

    Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity