CVE-2019-11458: Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP

high Affects cakephp/cakephp. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-12-02; advisory modified 2025-05-29.

Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP

Package: cakephp/cakephp Composer
Affected versions: >=3.0.0 and <3.5.18 or >=3.6.0 and <3.6.15 or >=3.7.0 and <3.7.7
Fixed in: 3.5.18, 3.6.15, 3.7.7
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (80.7th percentile)
Published: 2019-12-02
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-502

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