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TI-2008-04283 Aliases CVE-2008-4491GHSA-3w7r-6cvf-4pv4

Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled…

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01198 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:mail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:mail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4491
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w7r-6cvf-4pv4

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2008-00030 Unspecified vulnerability in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2017-12945 The OpenPGP specification allows a Cipher Feedback Mode (CFB) malleability-gadget attack… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2017-12946 The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2010-03692 The Limit Mail feature in the Parental Controls functionality in Mail on Apple Mac OS X… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2005-02378 Mail.app in Mac OS 10.4.2 and earlier, when printing or forwarding an HTML message, loads… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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