# CVE-2026-94184: Fetchmail: fetchmail: stack-based buffer overflow in ntlm authentication (fetchmail-sa-2026-01)

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-21 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- fetchmail: version range not reported
- fetchmail: version range not reported
- fetchmail: version range not reported
- fetchmail: version range not reported
- fetchmail: version range not reported

## Description

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in fetchmail when built with NTLM support. A malicious or compromised mail server advertising NTLM authentication can send a crafted Type 2 challenge that causes fetchmail to write past a fixed stack buffer while building the NTLM authenticate response. This may lead to remote code execution depending on stack-frame layout, or to authentication failure or process termination under memory hardening.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on fetchmail, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85959
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86981
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86982
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-94184
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531984
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537395
- https://gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail/-/commit/cb5be5c38471eec19e519ace0bc569176317ea92
- https://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2026-01.txt
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/27/8

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