Incorrect authorization in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
An issue was discovered in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP through 3.12.2. There is an XAPPLEPUSHSERVICE folder existence oracle and push hijack. An authenticated IMAP user could probe for the existence of arbitrary mailboxes on other users' accounts via the XAPPLEPUSHSERVICE command and then create Apple Push Notification Service notifications for new mail in those mailboxes to their own APNS device. This did not leak any data about the content of mailboxes. Instead, a "mailbox has changed" notice would be pushed when the mailbox modseq changed.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cyrus IMAP (cyrusimap) Fixed in 3.12.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP 3.12.3
9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-34686 Incorrect authorization in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAPPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-34684 Incorrect authorization in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAPPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-34691 Missing authorization in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAPPriority LOW 20
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47081
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8cp-9j4g-wc9p
References
More cyrusimap vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01271 Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus SASL library 2.1.9 and earlier allow remote attackers… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08283 In Cyrus SASL 2.1.17 through 2.1.27 before 2.1.28, plugins/sql.c does not escape the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-14353 cyrus-sasl (aka Cyrus SASL) 2.1.27 has an out-of-bounds write leading to unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-44296 Double free in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2017-09510 Cyrus IMAP before 3.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-22515 Cyrus IMAP before 3.8.3 and 3.10.x before 3.10.0-rc1 allows authenticated attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-47081 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47081 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8cp-9j4g-wc9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-47081 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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