Kmail
Vendor:
First CVE: Jun 1, 1999 · Active for 27 years
15
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 88% of tracked products
1.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 59% of tracked products
5.9
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 27% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Kmail over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jun 1, 1999
27 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Aug 10, 2021
1,810 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Kmail15 CVEs
67%
27%
All CVEs352,427 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network10 (66.7%)
Unknown5 (33.3%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low7 (46.7%)
High3 (20.0%)
Unknown5 (33.3%)
User Interaction
None7 (46.7%)
Unknown5 (33.3%)
Required3 (20.0%)
Privileges Required
Low1 (6.7%)
High0 (0.0%)
None9 (60.0%)
Unknown5 (33.3%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (15 CVEs).
15 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-9604HIGH KDE kmail before 5.5.2 and messagelib before 5.5.2, as distributed in KDE Applications before 17.04.2, do not ensure that a plugin's sign/encrypt action occurs during use of the Se | Jun 13, 2017 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-7967HIGH KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. Since the generated html is executed in the local file security context by default access to r | Dec 23, 2016 | 8.1 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-7966HIGH Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to i | Dec 23, 2016 | 7.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-15954MEDIUM KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3) engages in unencrypted POP3 communication during times when the UI indicates that encryption is in use. | Jul 27, 2020 | 6.5 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-17689MEDIUM The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL. | May 16, 2018 | 5.9 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-7968MEDIUM KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed. | Dec 23, 2016 | 6.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0735MEDIUM KDE K-Mail allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in temporary user directories. | Jan 4, 2000 | 4.6 | 21 | NO | YES |
CVE-2007-1265HIGH KMail 1.9.5 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents KMail from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions o | Mar 6, 2007 | 7.8 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-38373MEDIUM In KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3), the SMTP STARTTLS option is not honored (and cleartext messages are sent) unless "Server requires authentication" is checked. | Aug 10, 2021 | 5.3 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-10732MEDIUM In KDE KMail 5.2.3, an attacker in possession of S/MIME or PGP encrypted emails can wrap them as sub-parts within a crafted multipart email. The encrypted part(s) can further be hi | Apr 7, 2019 | 4.3 | 18 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (15 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
2 CVEs
13.3% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (15 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (15 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Kmail
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.11.5 | 1 | 5.9 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.95 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.94 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.93 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.92 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 19.12.3 | 2 | 5.9 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9.1 | 2 | 5.2 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.90 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.89 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.88 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.87 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.86.2.36 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7.1 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3.1 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 6.4 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.102 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.101 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.0.29.2 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |