CVE-2025-26696
Thunderbird OpenPGP Encryption Spoofing Vulnerability
Description
Certain crafted MIME email messages that claimed to contain an encrypted OpenPGP message, which instead contained an OpenPGP signed message, were wrongly shown as being encrypted. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 136 and Thunderbird < 128.8.
INFO
Published Date :
March 10, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 11, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.7
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-26696.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864205 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-17/ | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-18/ |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Mar. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-290 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Certain crafted MIME email messages that claimed to contain an encrypted OpenPGP message, which instead contained an OpenPGP signed message, were wrongly shown as being encrypted. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 136 and Thunderbird < 128.8. Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864205 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-17/ Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-18/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-26696 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-26696
weaknesses.