#VU121034 Improper certificate validation in messagelib - CVE-2025-69412

 

#VU121034 Improper certificate validation in messagelib - CVE-2025-69412

Published: January 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121034
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-69412
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
messagelib
Software vendor:
KDE.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to software ignores SSL errors when contacting the Google Safe Browsing API. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and manipulate traffic between the applications using messagelib (KMail, Akregator, etc) and the Google Safe Browsing service.

Note, Google Safe Browsing API is disabled by default.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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