<Vulnerability name="CVE-2026-43859">
    <DocumentDistribution xml:lang="en">Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.</DocumentDistribution>
    <ThreatSeverity>Low</ThreatSeverity>
    <PublicDate>2026-05-04T05:41:07</PublicDate>
    <Bugzilla id="2464857" url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464857" xml:lang="en:us">
mutt: Mutt: Low integrity impact in IMAP authentication due to cryptographic digest mishandling
    </Bugzilla>
    <CVSS3 status="draft">
        <CVSS3BaseScore>3.7</CVSS3BaseScore>
        <CVSS3ScoringVector>CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N</CVSS3ScoringVector>
    </CVSS3>
    <CWE>CWE-303</CWE>
    <Details xml:lang="en:us" source="Red Hat">
A flaw was found in mutt, an email client, where it mishandles cryptographic digests used for IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) authentication. This incorrect handling could lead to a low integrity impact, potentially allowing a remote attacker to subtly affect the authentication process.
    </Details>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>mutt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</ProductName>
        <FixState>Out of support scope</FixState>
        <PackageName>mutt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>mutt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>mutt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>mutt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <References xml:lang="en:us">
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43859
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43859
https://github.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/834c5a2ed0479e51e8662a31caed129f136f4805
    </References>
</Vulnerability>