Description
In Claws Mail 3.14.1, 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 hidden using HTML/CSS or ASCII newline characters. This modified multipart email can be re-sent by the attacker to the intended receiver. If the receiver replies to this (benign looking) email, they unknowingly leak the plaintext of the encrypted message part(s) back to the attacker.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | claws-mail | No fix yet | — |