Echo: nodemailer: security update to 8.0.8

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473263

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Nodemailer before 8.0.8 disables TLS certificate verification in lib/fetch/index.js through
rejectUnauthorized: false, allowing attackers to intercept OAuth2 token requests. Attackers in a machine-
in-the-middle position can capture OAuth client secrets, refresh tokens, and access tokens transmitted
over compromised HTTPS connections. (CVE-2026-82662)

Solution

Update the nodemailer library and its related packages to version 8.0.8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-82662

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473263

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/6/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.57

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-82662

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-82662