Infinite loop in Roundcube Webmail
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
In Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.17 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2, an infinite loop was discovered in the TNEF decoder, which may lead to denial of service upon opening an email with a TNEF attachment.
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 Webmail (Roundcube) Fixed in 1.6.17, 1.7.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Roundcube Webmail 1.6.17, 1.7.2
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-44757 Server-side request forgery in Roundcube WebmailPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-39306 Cross-site scripting in Roundcube WebmailPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-44758 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Roundcube WebmailPriority MEDIUM 42
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-62642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-345h-r9m2-jr4p
References
Patch 4
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/877269c79359d959a94f13c9070cab0f3389c193
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/fb952956c6eaf29e963f1a718d028d66e7957ce0
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/a007321346380136b3de2bd75b486b04f63c0d38
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/132ac8dd5a55c8466be12de1daf84355697ffa89
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-2026-62642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-62642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-345h-r9m2-jr4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-62642 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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