5.3

CVE-2024-49395: mutt

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49395DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49395
Published 12-11-2024Last modified 26-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-49395 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in mutt. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • muttAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • neomuttAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu2 products
  • muttAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • neomuttAll versions (No fix recorded)
Mutt1 product
Neomutt1 product
Redhat1 product

5 vendors · 7 products

References

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