{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11879","details":"An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) \"mailto?attach=...\" parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. 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