CVE-2022-4055 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-4055

When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs,...

Vulnerability Description

When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead to additional headers being passed to thunderbird that should not be included per RFC 2368. An attacker can use this method to create a mailto URL that looks safe to users, but will actually attach files when clicked.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

xdg-utils
Vulnerable Versions:
xdg-utils 1.1.0 to and including 1.1.3

Timeline

Official Publish: November 18th, 2022
Last Modified: April 29th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.