Downloading of OpenPGP keys from WKD used incorrect padding
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
When requesting an OpenPGP key from a WKD server, an incorrect padding size was used and a network observer could have learned the length of the requested email address. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 136 and Thunderbird 128.8.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00156 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Thunderbird (Mozilla): 128.8, 136Red Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.8, 136
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2025:3036 Released 2025-03-19 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:3013 Released 2025-03-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:3009 Released 2025-03-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_4
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:2958 Released 2025-03-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:2959 Released 2025-03-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:2960 Released 2025-03-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:2957 Released 2025-03-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:2900 Released 2025-03-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:2899 Released 2025-03-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-128.8.0-2.el9_5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2900 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2899 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2960 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2958 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2959 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:2957 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3036 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26695
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29qq-gf32-fj2m
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-26695 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26695 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29qq-gf32-fj2m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-26695 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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