Immediate
Before a patch is released, reduce exposure immediately and only allow trusted sources to reach the affected service.
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CVE-2026-43860
MEDIUM
CVE
⚠ Unpatched · Zero-day◉ PoC 公开
Lifecycle 4/7
mutt up to 2.3.1 IMAP hash_passwd off-by-one
LIFECYCLE
4.3
CVSS
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in mutt up to 2.3.1 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function hash_passwd of the component IMAP. Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
Root Cause Analysis
Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value.
Impact: Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Countermeasure: Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
Impact: Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Countermeasure: Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Mitigation Plan - Sorted by Priority
High
Enable extra access controls, WAF/ACL, or reverse-proxy rules for mutt.
High
Use logs and IOCs to hunt through production traffic and confirm whether exploitation traces already exist.
Medium
Keep this issue on the watch list and follow vendor advisories, rollback notices, and new variants.
Vulnerability Lifecycle - Click each stage to inspect details
The issue has entered HackerTop VulnFeed and is now being tracked by the community.
The vulnerability has been synchronized into the platform and entered the visible triage flow.
Initial impact validation is complete based on current disclosure, technical details, and public intelligence.
A public proof path already exists for reference.
No in-the-wild exploitation has been confirmed yet, but monitoring should continue.
No vendor patch is available yet. Apply temporary mitigations first.
Reduce exposure, restrict access, and inspect logs until a permanent fix is available.
4.3
CVSS
Temp Score
4.3
MEDIUM
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric Details
Attack Vector
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality Impact
Confidentiality Impact
High
Integrity Impact
Integrity Impact
High
Availability Impact
Availability Impact
High
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CVE-2026-43860 · CVSS 4.3 · Active Threat
