IMAP command injection in Roundcube Webmail through CRLF sequences
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Roundcube Webmail from 1.6.0 before 1.6.20 and from 1.7.0 before 1.7.5 is affected. CRLF sequences injected into the _uid parameter of the mail/headers and mail/viewsource actions are not neutralized, so attacker-supplied text is sent as IMAP commands (CWE-93). A remote authenticated attacker with low privileges can execute arbitrary IMAP commands on the mail server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.20 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5 are affected by IMAP command injection. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this via CRLF sequences injected into the _uid parameter of the mail/headers and mail/viewsource actions to execute arbitrary IMAP commands.
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
Upgrade Roundcube Webmail to version 1.6.20 or to version 1.7.5, depending on the installed branch.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Webmail (Roundcube) Fixed in 1.6.20, 1.7.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Roundcube Webmail — roundcube.net/news/2026/10/19/security-updates-1.6.20-and-1…
20 records Highest priority Priority LOW 20 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-79180 Server-side request forgery filter bypass in Roundcube WebmailPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-79177 Roundcube Webmail passes unsafe SVG and EPS content to ImageMagickPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-79182 Improper authentication in Roundcube Webmail multi-host alias loginsPriority LOW 37
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113386
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-qwfm-hv5v-vc9r
- 2026-10-21 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 5
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/004adaaeca4f6799715a54d12e3f657f19efcc9a
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7.5
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.20
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/f62879defc0330ae240c72b83b2d00a8ab337447
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/bf5bc0266a8cd16be6b640409e64a6c6c2705049
More Roundcube 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-2026-113386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwfm-hv5v-vc9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-113386 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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