CVE-2021-39361
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate...
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.9
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
CVE-2021-39361- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
CVE-2021-39361- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25722 No score
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25722- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcvp-gmj3-5g5v No score
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate...
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
GHSA-hcvp-gmj3-5g5v- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.9
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
CVE-2021-39361- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-39361
5.9
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39361- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-39361
5.9
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39361- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
evolution-rssDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.96-20.3.96-30.3.96-4 |
None known |
evolution-rssUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.95-20.3.95-4build1 |
None known |
evolution-rssUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.95-7build10.3.95-80.3.95-8build10.3.95-8build2 |
None known |
evolution-rssUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.95-10build10.3.95-110.3.95-11ubuntu10.3.95-120.3.96-1 |
None known |
evolution-rssUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3.96-30.3.96-40.3.96-4build10.3.96-4build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Gnome Evolution-rss, published August 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-rss/-/issues/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39361
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcvp-gmj3-5g5v
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-39361
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39361
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39361