CVE-2026-35542 json
Roundcube: Bypass of remote image blocking via crafted BODY background attribute
published 2026-04-03 7 mo ago modified 2026-07-24 3 mo ago also GHSA-5hf6-crg4-fg59 , EUVD-2026-18587
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. The remote image blocking feature can be bypassed via a crafted background attribute of a BODY element in an e-mail message. This may lead to information disclosure or access-control bypass.
Patch / fix
- packagist roundcube/roundcubemail 1.7-rc5
- Roundcube Webmail 1.5.14, 1.6.14
- roundcube Debian 12 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u8
- roundcube Debian 13 1.6.15+dfsg-0+deb13u1
- roundcube Debian 14 1.6.14+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35542
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail@fd0e981 commit
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail@fde14d0 commit
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail@e052328 commit
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc5 release
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.14 release
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.14 release
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-35542 updated cvss 4.3
roundcubemail: Roundcube Webmail: Information disclosure or access-control bypass via crafted email background attribute
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | roundcube/roundcubemail | >=1.7-beta, <1.7-rc5 |
1.7-rc5 |
Affected products
- Roundcube Webmail
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres
References
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/fd0e98178db5c73eaa93d005b561874923f9b0f0
web, patch
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/fde14d01adc9f37893cd82b635883e516ed453f8
web, patch
-
github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/e052328e3dc75f13adc2e314eaa4096ac21084ad
web, patch
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roundcube.net
/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14
web, vendor-advisory
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc5
web, release-notes
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.14
web, release-notes
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github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.14
web, release-notes
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35542
advisory
-
github.com
/roundcube/roundcubemail
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-35542
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5hf6-crg4-fg59
- NVD CVE-2026-35542
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