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Medium · 6.3 CVE-2026-88859 EUVD-2026-75397GHSA-8j98-q77q-pmv2

Evolution: evolution: javascript execution via spoofed vcard control bypasses mail script-markup restriction

Published Sep 10, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Evolution. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTML email containing a spoofed vCard control. When a victim clicks on this control, Evolution's trusted JavaScript handler incorrectly assigns an attacker-controlled JavaScript URL to an iframe's source. This action leads to arbitrary JavaScript execution within the mail-viewing context, effectively bypassing the security measures designed to prevent script execution in email content.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 evolution No fix yet —
Debian 13 evolution No fix yet —
Debian 12 evolution No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 evolution No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS evolution No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS evolution No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS evolution No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS evolution No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS evolution No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS evolution No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 evolution 3.56.2-bp160.4.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:22263-1

Advisories 1

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