CVE-2026-43860

LOWNVD 3.73.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 3.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-04. NVD baseline CVSS 3.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
3.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 3.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes truncates the hash_passwd by one byte for IMAP auth_cram MD5 digest.

CVSS v3
3.7
EG Score
3.7(medium)
EG Risk
17(Track)
EG Risk 17/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity37% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 4, 2026

Last Modified

May 5, 2026

References (1)

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt2.0.5-4.1 ... 2.4.1-1 (18 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt2.2.12-0.1 ... 2.4.1-1 (8 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt2.2.13-12.2.13-1+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt2.2.13-12.3.2-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 145 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43860?
CVE-2026-43860 is a low vulnerability published on May 4, 2026. mutt before 2.3.2 sometimes truncates the hashpasswd by one byte for IMAP authcram MD5 digest.
When was CVE-2026-43860 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43860 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 4, 2026, with the most recent update on May 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43860 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43860 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43860?
CVE-2026-43860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43860?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43860, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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