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CVE-2020-27748

A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: URIs, xdg-email allows attachments to be discreetly added via the URI when being passed to Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially send a victim a URI that automatically attaches a sensitive file to a new email. If a victim user does not notice that an attachment was added and sends the email, this could result in sensitive information disclosure. It has been confirmed that the code behind this issue is in xdg-email and not in Thunderbird.
6.5
CVSS
2.1
ShadowTrackr
NO
CISA KEV
-
NCSC.nl
CVSS v4.0 Metrics
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
ComplexityLow
RequirementsPresent
PrivilegesNone
User InteractionActive
Threat
Exploit MaturityUnreported
Vulnerable System
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
Subsequent System
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
Supplemental
SafetyNegligible
AutomatableYes
RecoveryAutomatic
Value DensityConcentrated
UrgencyMedium
Patch StatusUnavailable

Change Log
DateSourceChangesScore
2026-07-21nvdAV: P→N, AC: H→L, PR: H→N, VC: N→H0.0 → 2.1
2026-07-21cve.orginitial, patch: Unavailable0.0

Affected Software
VendorProductVersion
freedesktopxdg-utils≥ 1.1.0
n/axdg-utilsxdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1
Published: 2021-06-01