CVE-2024-49395

Mutt: neomutt: bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block

Published Nov 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-43422 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mutt
Mutt mutt
Neomutt
Neomutt neomutt
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mutt
Mutt mutt
Neomutt
Neomutt neomutt
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title mutt: neomutt: Bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block Mutt: neomutt: bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title mutt: neomutt: Bcc email header field is indirectly leaked by cryptographic info block
Weaknesses CWE-1230
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 2:29 PM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2024, 5:56 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 12, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 3:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 11, 2024, 12:00 AM