CVE-2019-9150
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web...
CVE-2019-9150 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mailvelope, published July 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.38%EPSS, 72nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web page. This functionality can be tricked to either hide a key import from the user or obscure which key was imported.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 5.3
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web page. This functionality can be tricked to either hide a key import from the user or obscure which key was imported.
- Record
CVE-2019-9150- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-320
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web page. This functionality can be tricked to either hide a key import from the user or obscure which key was imported.
- Record
CVE-2019-9150- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18531No score
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web page. This functionality can be tricked to either hide a key import from the user or obscure which key was imported.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18531- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhxr-j555-xm46 5.3
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web...
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web page. This functionality can be tricked to either hide a key import from the user or obscure which key was imported.
- Record
GHSA-mhxr-j555-xm46- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 5.3
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 does not require user interaction to import public keys shown on web page. This functionality can be tricked to either hide a key import from the user or obscure which key was imported.
- Record
CVE-2019-9150- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
github.com/mailvelope/mailvelope/blob/master/Changelog.md
bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.html
bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9150
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhxr-j555-xm46