In KDE Trojita 0.7, man-in-the-middle attackers can create new folders because untagged…
Priority LOW 19CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
In KDE Trojita 0.7, man-in-the-middle attackers can create new folders because untagged responses from an IMAP server are accepted before STARTTLS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00788 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38372
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwvm-2w6f-f28r
References
Exploit 1
More KDE Trojita vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12946 The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2021-38372 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38372 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwvm-2w6f-f28r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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