TLS hostname verification disabled when using Boring TLS backend
Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 13:19:54 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
osv · RUSTSEC-2026-0141
PublishedAn inverted-boolean bug in lettre's `boring-tls` integration silently disables TLS hostname verification for callers using the default (strict) configuration. An on-path attacker presenting any chain-valid certificate for any domain can intercept SMTP submission, including PLAIN/LOGIN credentials and message contents, against any lettre user built with the `boring-tls` feature. Other TLS backends (`native-tls`, `rustls`) are unaffected. The bug was introduced in v0.10.1 and persists through v0.11.21 (latest).
- Source published
- 14 May 2026 12:00:00 UTC
- Source modified
- 12 Oct 2026 18:00:14 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:19:54 UTC
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CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N