<Vulnerability name="CVE-2026-43862">
    <DocumentDistribution xml:lang="en">Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.</DocumentDistribution>
    <ThreatSeverity>Low</ThreatSeverity>
    <PublicDate>2026-05-04T06:00:46</PublicDate>
    <Bugzilla id="2464861" url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464861" xml:lang="en:us">
mutt: Mutt: Security bypass due to mishandled IMAP authentication
    </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-843</CWE>
    <Details xml:lang="en:us" source="Red Hat">
A flaw was found in mutt, an email client. The `imap_auth_gss` security level, which is used for secure IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) authentication, is mishandled. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass certain security protections, potentially leading to a low impact on data integrity.
    </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-2026-43862
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43862
https://github.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/f547a849cdacb512800a5f477c27de217e1c8151
    </References>
</Vulnerability>