An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.
An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. imap/util.c mishandles ".." directory traversal in a mailbox name.
- Published
- Jul 17, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.3% · 88th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mutt | mutt | cpe:2.3:a:mutt:mutt |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| neomutt | neomutt | cpe:2.3:a:neomutt:neomutt |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- mutt muttbefore 1.10.1
- neomutt neomuttbefore 20180716
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.5 | mutt | before 1.10.1-r0 | 1.10.1-r0 |
| Debian:12 | mutt | before 1.10.1-1 | 1.10.1-1 |
| Debian:12 | neomutt | before 20180716+dfsg.1-1 | 20180716+dfsg.1-1 |
| Debian:8 | mutt | before 1.5.23-3+deb8u1 | 1.5.23-3+deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | mutt | before 1.7.2-1+deb9u1 | 1.7.2-1+deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | mutt | before 2.0.7-2.2 | 2.0.7-2.2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | neomutt | before 20210205-3.3 | 20210205-3.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mutt | before 5:1.5.21-29.el7 | 5:1.5.21-29.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mutt-debuginfo | before 5:1.5.21-29.el7 | 5:1.5.21-29.el7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | mutt | before 1.10.1-55.3.1 | 1.10.1-55.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | mutt | before 1.10.1-55.6.1 | 1.10.1-55.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | mutt | before 1.10.1-3.3.4 | 1.10.1-3.3.4 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | mutt | before 1.5.17-42.43.1 | 1.5.17-42.43.1 |
Same product
mutt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-14354An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.41Plan
- CVE-2018-14362An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.40Plan
- CVE-2018-14359An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.40Plan
- CVE-2018-14358An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.40Plan
- CVE-2018-14357An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.40Plan
- CVE-2018-14356An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:mutt | 1.10.1-r0 · Alpine:v3.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:mutt | 1.10.1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:neomutt | 20180716+dfsg.1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mutt | 2.0.7-2.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:neomutt | 20210205-3.3 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mutt | 5:1.5.21-29.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mutt-debuginfo | 5:1.5.21-29.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mutt | 1.10.1-55.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) { return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.mutt.org/news.html
- github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/57971dba06346b2d7179294f4528b8d4427a7c5d
- gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/commit/31eef6c766f47df8281942d19f76e35f475c781d
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00001.html
- neomutt.org/2018/07/16/release
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-07
- usn.ubuntu.com/3719-3/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4277
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.