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TI-2018-10298 Aliases CVE-2018-14355GHSA-m3pf-cr3h-p92g

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.

Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/util.c mishandles ".." directory traversal in a mailbox name.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03227 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.10.1Vulnerablemutt
cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20180716VulnerableNeomutt
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·mutt
  • cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20180716 Vulnerable ·Neomutt
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:1126 Released 2020-03-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mutt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) mutt-5:1.5.21-29.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) mutt-5:1.5.21-29.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mutt-5:1.5.21-29.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mutt-5:1.5.21-29.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1126
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14355
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3pf-cr3h-p92g

References

Patch 2

Advisory 6

Sources

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