CVE-2008-4491
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores...
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.
- Record
CVE-2008-4491- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.
- Record
CVE-2008-4491- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4472 No score
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4472- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w7r-6cvf-4pv4 No score
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores...
Apple Mail.app 3.5 on Mac OS X, when "Store draft messages on the server" is enabled, stores draft copies of S/MIME email in plaintext on the email server, which allows server owners and remote man-in-the-middle attackers to read sensitive mail.
- Record
GHSA-3w7r-6cvf-4pv4- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apple Mail, published October 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45688
resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/apple-mailapp-smime.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/31598
enablesecurity.com/2008/10/03/apple-mailapp-security-advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4363
securitytracker.com/id?1021019
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4491
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3w7r-6cvf-4pv4