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CVE-2014-8878
KDE KMail does not encrypt attachments in emails when "automatic encryption" is enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive…
Medium5.9EPSS 1.2%
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Description
KDE KMail does not encrypt attachments in emails when "automatic encryption" is enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 31% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 75986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150716 Re: CVE Request: kmail: Attachments are not encrypted when (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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