Vulnerability in Mutt
CVE-2024-49395
In mutt and neomutt, PGP encryption does not use the --hidden-recipient mode which may leak the Bcc email header field by inferring from the recipients info.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49395 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/4223
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4221
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4227
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-49395?
- CVE-2024-49395 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mutt, classified under CWE-1230. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-49395?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.