CVE-2020-28896 affects Mutt before 2.0.2 and NeoMutt before 2020-11-20, where a flaw in handling invalid IMAP server responses could lead to authentication credentials being exposed over unencrypted connections or to a man-in-the-middle. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires user interaction and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2020-11-20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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