CVE-2020-15954 describes a vulnerability in KDE KMail versions 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3) and earlier, where the email client transmits POP3 communications unencrypted despite the user interface indicating that encryption is active. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a network attack vector and requires user interaction, potentially leading to a high impact on confidentiality as sensitive information could be intercepted. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
19.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:19.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.