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Ransomware group breached SmarterTools via flaw in its SmarterMail deployment

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()2 min read2
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-24423
Unauthenticated RCE in SmarterTools SmarterMail (CVE-2026-24423)
9.388%KEVRansomwarePoC
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SmarterTools, the company behind the popular Microsoft Exchange alternative SmarterMail, has been breached by a ransomware-wielding group that leveraged a recently fixed vulnerability in that solution. Derek Curtis, the firm’s Chief Operating Officer, said that the breach happened on January 29, 2026. “Prior to the breach, we had approximately 30 servers/VMs with SmarterMail installed throughout our network.

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