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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-5185

Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through by user submitting an embedded form.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.51%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through by user submitting an embedded form. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.51% probability · 74th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-311
Affected
redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/thunderbird esr
Source
security@mozilla.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.51%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.