Description
A flaw was found in evolution-data-server. Calendar events containing a file:// URI in their ATTACH property automatically read the targeted local file, base64-encode its contents and upload it back to the server when the event is saved. There are no file path restrictions or checks to verify whether the attachment originally came from the server or was added locally. This allows an attacker with access to a shared CalDAV calendar to exfiltrate arbitrary files the user has access to when interacting with malicious calendar events.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME | evolution-data-server | 3.26 – < 3.62.1 | 3.62.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
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 | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | evolution-data-server | No fix yet | — |