rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-06-22CISA due date 2023-07-13
EPSS 0.84387 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 to before 1.2.10; 1.3.0 to before 1.3.11; 1.4.0 to before 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Roundcube |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.2.10; 1.3.0 to before 1.3.11; 1.4.0 to before 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Roundcube
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2023-06-22 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12641
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9jx-pp2v-v8xh
References
Advisory 3
More Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31204 Deserialization of untrusted data in Roundcube Webmail KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-19778 Roundcube before 1.3.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.12 is prone to a potential SQL injection via search or search_params. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28025 A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2017-12250 Roundcube Webmail before 1.1.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, and 1.3.x before 1.3.3 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-41994 Cross-site scripting in Roundcube Webmail KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-05182 Stored XSS vulnerability in Roundcube KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-12641 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12641 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9jx-pp2v-v8xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-12641 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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