CVE-2024-49393

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description

In neomutt and mutt, the To and Cc email headers are not validated by cryptographic signing which allows an attacker that intercepts a message to change their value and include himself as a one of the recipients to compromise message confidentiality.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
[email protected]
Published
2024-11-12 02:15:18.443000
Last modified
2026-11-05 13:17:06.030000
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