CVE catalog

CVE-2018-14363

NeoMutt vulnerabilities

Severity: High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published: Jul 17, 2018, 5:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.18% · Oct 25, 2026

An issue was discovered in NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. newsrc.c does not properly restrict '/' characters that may have unsafe interaction with cache pathnames.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mutt	sid	`2.4.1-1.1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	forky	`2.4.1-1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	trixie	`2.2.13-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	trixie-security	`2.2.13-1+deb13u2`	fixed
Debian	mutt	bookworm	`2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	mutt	bookworm-security	`2.2.9-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	neomutt	sid	`20260616+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	neomutt	forky	`20260616+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	neomutt	trixie	`20250510+dfsg-2`	fixed
Debian	neomutt	bookworm	`20220429+dfsg1-4.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	neomutt	noble	`20231103+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171027-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171027-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171027+dfsg.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171027+dfsg.1-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171027+dfsg.1-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171208+dfsg.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171208+dfsg.1-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171215+dfsg.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	neomutt	pro	`20171215+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mutt	source	sid	`1.9.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mutt	source	forky	`1.9.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mutt	source	trixie	`1.9.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mutt	source	bookworm	`1.9.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	neomutt	source	sid	`20180716+dfsg.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[904021]
Debian	neomutt	source	forky	`20180716+dfsg.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[904021]
Debian	neomutt	source	trixie	`20180716+dfsg.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[904021]
Debian	neomutt	source	bookworm	`20180716+dfsg.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[904021]
Ubuntu	neomutt	deb	noble	`20231103+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	neomutt	deb	pro	`20171215+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14363	Not reported

[Debian bug #904021]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mutt]Unknown
Details (4)
- 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · bookworm; usn · mutt · debian · 12
- 2.2.12-0.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · bookworm; usn · mutt · debian · 12
- 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · bookworm; usn · mutt · debian · 12
- 2.2.9-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · bookworm; usn · mutt · debian · 12
[neomutt]Unknown
Details (4)
- 20220429+dfsg1-4.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · bookworm; usn · neomutt · debian · 12
- 20220429+dfsg1-4.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · bookworm; usn · neomutt · debian · 12
- 20250510+dfsg-2~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · bookworm; usn · neomutt · debian · 12
- 20250510+dfsg-2~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · bookworm; usn · neomutt · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mutt]Unknown
Details (3)
- 2.2.13-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · 13
- 2.2.13-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · 13
- 2.2.13-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-1
  usn · mutt · debian · 13
[neomutt]Unknown
Details (4)
- 20250510+dfsg-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · 13
- 20250510+dfsg-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · 13
- 20260105+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 · amd64 · trixie-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · 13
- 20260105+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 · arm64 · trixie-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 20180716+dfsg.1-1
  usn · neomutt · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:34:37 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]