Name: CVE-2016-7967: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-7967, CWE-94, CWE-284, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.00332

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. Since the generated html is executed in the local file security context by default access to remote and local URLs was enabled.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Dec 23, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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