CVE-2022-1520
Mozilla: Incorrect security status shown after viewing an attached email
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 3, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue of when viewing an email message A, which contains an attached message B, where B is encrypted or digitally signed or both, Thunderbird may show an incorrect encryption or signature status. After opening and viewing the attached message B, when returning to the display of message A, the message might show the security status of message B.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-203 · Observable Discrepancy