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TI-2025-42855 Aliases CVE-2025-69412GHSA-q5rr-6j45-r8gx

Improper certificate validation in KDE messagelib

Priority LOW 16CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

KDE messagelib before 25.11.90 ignores SSL errors for threatMatches:find in the Google Safe Browsing Lookup API (aka phishing API), which might allow spoofing of threat data. NOTE: this Lookup API is not contacted in the messagelib default configuration.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed messagelib (KDE): 25.11.90

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
KDEmessagelibbefore 25.11.9025.11.90Patch availableCNA
  • messagelib VendorKDE Affected before 25.11.90 Fixed in 25.11.90 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA messagelib (KDE) Fixed in 25.11.90

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-69412
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5rr-6j45-r8gx

References

Other 4

  • TI-2026-73452 OS command injection in KDE Dolphin via crafted folder names CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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