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CVE-2019-12269

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can...

7.5 HighFix available

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.18%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
CVE-2019-12269
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
CVE-2019-12269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3911 No score

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
EUVD-2019-3911
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rxf8-59cm-76j2 7.5

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can...

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
GHSA-rxf8-59cm-76j2
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-347
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
CVE-2019-12269
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-12269 7.5

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12269
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12269 7.5

Enigmail before 2.0.11 allows PGP signature spoofing: for an inline PGP message, an attacker can cause the product to display a "correctly signed" message indication, but display different unauthenticated text.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12269
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1612-1 No score

Security update for enigmail

This update for enigmail fixes the following issues:

enigmail was updated to 2.0.11:

  • CVE-2019-12269: Specially crafted inline PGP messages could spoof a 'correctly signed' message (boo#1135855)

enigmail was updated to 2.0.10:

  • various bug fixes for configuring and handling encrypted e-mail
  • UI fixes for dialogs, messages, and dark Thunderbird themes
Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1612-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10736-1 No score

enigmail-2.2.4-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the enigmail-2.2.4-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10736-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:1576-1 No score

Security update for enigmail

This update for enigmail to version 2.0.11 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-12269: Fixed an issue where a specially crafted inline PGP messages could spoof a 'correctly signed' message (bsc#1135855).
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:1576-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
enigmail
Debian:11
 before 2:2.0.11+ds1-1
2:2.0.11+ds1-1
enigmail
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
 before 2.0.11-3.16.1
2.0.11-3.16.1
enigmail
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1
 before 2.0.11-3.16.1
2.0.11-3.16.1
enigmail
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:1.8.2-0ubuntu12:1.8.2-4fakesync12:1.9.1-12:1.9.7-1~ubuntu0.16.04.12:1.9.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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2:2.0.3-0ubuntu2~16.04.12:2.0.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.12:2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.12:2.0.8-1~ubuntu0.16.04.22:2.1.6+ds1-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1
 None known
enigmail
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:1.9.8.3-12:1.9.9-12:1.9.9-22:2.0.3-0ubuntu2~18.04.12:2.0.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
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2:2.0.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.12:2.0.8-1~ubuntu0.18.04.22:2.1.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.22:2.1.6+ds1-1~ubuntu0.18.04.12:2.2.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
 None known
enigmail
SUSE:Package Hub 12
 before 2.0.11-31.1
2.0.11-31.1
enigmail
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
 before 2.0.11-31.1
2.0.11-31.1
enigmail
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
 before 2.0.11-31.1
2.0.11-31.1
enigmail
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 2.2.4-1.4
2.2.4-1.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-12269 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Enigmail, published May 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in enigmail 2:2.0.11+ds1-1.

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