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CVE — Medium

CVE-2020-14954

Mutt before 1.14.4 and NeoMutt before 2020-06-19 have a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects IMAP, SMTP, and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, the client reads additional data (e.g., from a man-in-the-middle attacker) and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."

CVSS v3.1
5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS
2.31%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026Sep 19, 2026
0.02pp
2.29% → 2.31% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 21, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024