TI-2026-34684 Aliases CVE-2026-47082 GHSA-pwfr-vrq6-chw9

Incorrect authorization in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP

LOW 24CWE-863Published 2026-07-16 · Updated 2026-07-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · Low
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. The vacation "fcc" feature skips the destination-mailbox ACL. A user whose vacation Sieve script used :fcc (to save a copy of the sent message) could deliver vacation auto-reply copies into any mailbox the script could name, regardless of whether the script owner had insert permissions on the destination mailbox.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Cyrus IMAP (cyrusimap): 3.12.3Red Hat: 5 without a fix

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
cyrusimap	Cyrus IMAP	before 3.12.3	3.12.3	Patch available	CNA

Cyrus IMAP Vendorcyrusimap Affected before 3.12.3 Fixed in 3.12.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cyrus:imap::::::::	—	—	Cyrus

cpe:2.3:a:cyrus:imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Cyrus

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 · 2026-07-16
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-2026-34691 Missing authorization in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAPPriority LOW 20
- TI-2026-34685 An issue was discovered in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP through 3.12.2.Priority LOW 20
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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-2026-47082
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwfr-vrq6-chw9

References

Other 2

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

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Sources

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