{"cve":"CVE-2020-12398","nvd":{"published":"2020-07-09T15:15:10.677","modified":"2026-06-17T02:51:45.557","status":"Modified","description":"If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-319"],"references":["https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1613623","https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/","https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-22/","https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1613623","https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","mozilla:thunderbird"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:06:22.076270124+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-12398","score":0.00976,"percentile":0.62132,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}