CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-46116
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-12-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
Tutanota (Tuta Mail) is an encrypted email provider. Tutanota allows users to open links in emails in external applications. Prior to version 3.118.12, it correctly blocks the `file:` URL scheme, which can be used by malicious actors to gain code execution on a victims computer, however fails to check other harmful schemes such as `ftp:`, `smb:`, etc. which can also be used. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will enable an attacker to gain code execution on a victim's computer. Version 3.118.2 contains a patch for this issue.
Affected configurations
• tuta tutanota (< 3.118.12)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/blob/master/src/desktop/ApplicationWindow.ts#L417 Product
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/blob/master/src/desktop/ApplicationWindow.ts#L423 Product
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/commit/88ecad17d00d05a722399aed35f0d280899d55a2 Patch
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/security/advisories/GHSA-mxgj-pq62-f644 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46137338/270564886-7a0389d3-f9ef-44e1-9f5e-57ccc72dcaa8.mp4 Exploit
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/blob/master/src/desktop/ApplicationWindow.ts#L417 Product
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/blob/master/src/desktop/ApplicationWindow.ts#L423 Product
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/commit/88ecad17d00d05a722399aed35f0d280899d55a2 Patch
- https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/security/advisories/GHSA-mxgj-pq62-f644 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46137338/270564886-7a0389d3-f9ef-44e1-9f5e-57ccc72dcaa8.mp4 Exploit