CVE-2025-14874

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 65% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 18, 2025

Last Modified

January 8, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 8, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: redhat, github_commit, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

DoS vulnerability caused by recursive calls in Nodemailer’s addressparser · Advisory · nodemailer/nodemailer · GitHub

https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v
redhat

2418133 – (CVE-2025-14874, GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v) CVE-2025-14874 nodemailer: Nodemailer: Denial of service via crafted email address header

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133
github_commit Patch Available

commit b61b9c0cfd68 (nodemailer/nodemailer)

Patch available: nodemailer/nodemailer v7.0.11 (contains commit b61b9c0cfd68)

https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/b61b9c0cfd682b6f647754ca338373b68336a150
generic

GitHub - nodemailer/nodemailer: ✉️ Send e-mails with Node.JS – easy as cake! · GitHub

https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2025-14874 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14874

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-14874(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
node-nodemailer6.10.0+~6.4.17-1 ... 9.0.3+~8.0.1-1 (37 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
node-nodemailer6.10.0+~6.4.17-1 ... 9.0.6+~8.0.1-1 (24 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
node-nodemailer6.10.0+~6.4.17-1 ... 9.0.6+~8.0.1-1 (17 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
node-nodemailer6.10.0+~6.4.17-1 ... 7.0.9+~7.0.2-2 (6 versions)7.0.12+~7.0.5-1—
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.webjars.npm:nodemailer4.6.5, 6.10.1, 6.3.1——
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nodemailer—7.0.11—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-14874?
CVE-2025-14874 is a high vulnerability published on December 18, 2025. A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser.
When was CVE-2025-14874 disclosed?
CVE-2025-14874 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 18, 2025, with the most recent update on January 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-14874 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-14874 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 59.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-14874?
CVE-2025-14874 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-14874?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-14874, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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