An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-88.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsanitized IMAP SEARCH command arguments could lead to IMAP injection or CSRF bypass during mail search.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundcube | Webmail | before 1.5.14; 1.6.0 to before 1.6.14 | 1.5.14, 1.6.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | roundcube/roundcubemail (Packagist) | 1.7-beta to before 1.7-rc5 | 1.7-rc5 | Patch available | GHSA-8jr8-v43g-5c57 |
- Webmail VendorRoundcube Affected before 1.5.14; 1.6.0 to before 1.6.14 Fixed in 1.5.14, 1.6.14 Patch available CNA
- roundcube/roundcubemail (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.7-beta to before 1.7-rc5 Fixed in 1.7-rc5 Patch available GHSA-8jr8-v43g-5c57
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Webmail (Roundcube) Fixed in 1.5.14, 1.6.14
- Fix · GHSA-8jr8-v43g-5c57 roundcube/roundcubemail (Packagist) Fixed in 1.7-rc5 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Roundcube Webmail 1.5.14, 1.6.14
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-27647 Deserialization of untrusted data in Roundcube WebmailPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-27654 An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14.Priority LOW 30
- TI-2026-27653 An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14.Priority LOW 30
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jr8-v43g-5c57
References
Patch 3
Advisory 2
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-2020-10051 rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary… 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-35538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jr8-v43g-5c57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-35538 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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