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CVE-2018-18509

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 1.68% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-04-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-18509
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
1.68%

Original NVD Description

A flaw during verification of certain S/MIME signatures causes emails to be shown in Thunderbird as having a valid digital signature, even if the shown message contents aren't covered by the signature. The flaw allows an attacker to reuse a valid S/MIME signature to craft an email message with arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5.1.

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