SB2026010750 - MitM attack in KDE messagelib
Published: January 7, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026010750
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper certificate validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-69412)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to software ignores SSL errors when contacting the Google Safe Browsing API. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and manipulate traffic between the applications using messagelib (KMail, Akregator, etc) and the Google Safe Browsing service.
Note, Google Safe Browsing API is disabled by default.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.