TYPO3 CMS Allows Insecure Deserialization via Mailer File Spool
The advisory, in context
Problem
Local platform users who can write to TYPO3’s mail‑file spool directory can craft a file that the system will automatically deserialize without any class restrictions. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code in the public scope of the web server.
The vulnerability is triggered when TYPO3 is configured with $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['MAIL']['transport_spool_type'] = 'file'; and a scheduler task or cron job runs the command mailer:spool:send. The spool‑send operation performs the insecure deserialization that is at the core of this issue.
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.55 ELTS, 11.5.49 ELTS, 12.4.41 LTS, 13.4.23 LTS, 14.0.2 that fix the problem described.
Credits
Thanks to Vitaly Simonovich for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 security team members Elias Häußler and Oliver Hader for fixing it.
References
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
From 14.0.0 before 14.0.2
Fixed in 14.0.2
2 explicitly affected versions
v14.0.0, v14.0.1
View affected-version evidence
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}From 13.0.0 before 13.4.23
Fixed in 13.4.23
31 explicitly affected versions
v13.0.0, v13.0.1, v13.1.0, v13.1.1, v13.2.0, v13.2.1, v13.3.0, v13.3.1, v13.4.0, v13.4.1, v13.4.10, v13.4.11, v13.4.12, v13.4.13, v13.4.14, v13.4.15, v13.4.16, v13.4.17, v13.4.18, v13.4.19, v13.4.2, v13.4.20, v13.4.21, v13.4.22, v13.4.3, v13.4.4, v13.4.5, v13.4.6, v13.4.7, v13.4.8, v13.4.9
View affected-version evidence
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"v13.4.11",
"v13.4.12",
"v13.4.13",
"v13.4.14",
"v13.4.15",
"v13.4.16",
"v13.4.17",
"v13.4.18",
"v13.4.19",
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"v13.4.20",
"v13.4.21",
"v13.4.22",
"v13.4.3",
"v13.4.4",
"v13.4.5",
"v13.4.6",
"v13.4.7",
"v13.4.8",
"v13.4.9"
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}From 12.0.0 before 12.4.41
Fixed in 12.4.41
48 explicitly affected versions
v12.0.0, v12.1.0, v12.1.1, v12.1.2, v12.1.3, v12.2.0, v12.3.0, v12.4.0, v12.4.1, v12.4.10, v12.4.11, v12.4.12, v12.4.13, v12.4.14, v12.4.15, v12.4.16, v12.4.17, v12.4.18, v12.4.19, v12.4.2, v12.4.20, v12.4.21, v12.4.22, v12.4.23, v12.4.24, v12.4.25, v12.4.26, v12.4.27, v12.4.28, v12.4.29, v12.4.3, v12.4.30, v12.4.31, v12.4.32, v12.4.33, v12.4.34, v12.4.35, v12.4.36, v12.4.37, v12.4.38, v12.4.39, v12.4.4, v12.4.40, v12.4.5, v12.4.6, v12.4.7, v12.4.8, v12.4.9
View affected-version evidence
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"v12.4.33",
"v12.4.34",
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"v12.4.6",
"v12.4.7",
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}From 11.0.0 before 11.5.49
Fixed in 11.5.49
51 explicitly affected versions
v11.0.0, v11.1.0, v11.1.1, v11.2.0, v11.3.0, v11.3.1, v11.3.2, v11.3.3, v11.4.0, v11.5.0, v11.5.1, v11.5.10, v11.5.11, v11.5.12, v11.5.13, v11.5.14, v11.5.15, v11.5.16, v11.5.17, v11.5.18, v11.5.19, v11.5.2, v11.5.20, v11.5.21, v11.5.22, v11.5.23, v11.5.24, v11.5.25, v11.5.26, v11.5.27, v11.5.28, v11.5.29, v11.5.3, v11.5.30, v11.5.31, v11.5.32, v11.5.33, v11.5.34, v11.5.35, v11.5.36, v11.5.37, v11.5.38, v11.5.39, v11.5.4, v11.5.40, v11.5.41, v11.5.5, v11.5.6, v11.5.7, v11.5.8, v11.5.9
View affected-version evidence
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"v11.5.16",
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"v11.5.18",
"v11.5.19",
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"v11.5.21",
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"v11.5.7",
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}From 10.0.0 before 10.4.55
Fixed in 10.4.55
43 explicitly affected versions
v10.0.0, v10.1.0, v10.2.0, v10.2.1, v10.2.2, v10.3.0, v10.4.0, v10.4.1, v10.4.10, v10.4.11, v10.4.12, v10.4.13, v10.4.14, v10.4.15, v10.4.16, v10.4.17, v10.4.18, v10.4.19, v10.4.2, v10.4.20, v10.4.21, v10.4.22, v10.4.23, v10.4.24, v10.4.25, v10.4.26, v10.4.27, v10.4.28, v10.4.29, v10.4.3, v10.4.30, v10.4.31, v10.4.32, v10.4.33, v10.4.34, v10.4.36, v10.4.37, v10.4.4, v10.4.5, v10.4.6, v10.4.7, v10.4.8, v10.4.9
View affected-version evidence
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"v10.4.37",
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}References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-7vp9-x248-9vr9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0859
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/3225d705080a1bde57a66689621c947da5a4782f
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/722bf71c118b0a8e4f2c2494854437d846799a13
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/e0f0ceee480c203fbb60b87454f5f193e541d27f
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-004