Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-7968

Description

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.

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Affected products

KDE/Kmail2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.3.0
- (no CPE)range: >=5.3.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txtnvdVendor Advisory

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