Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with alias address at webmail login
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ExploitAlias lookup matches identity on another IMAP host
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ExecutionSession resolved to foreign user account
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ImpactRead and act on victim's mailbox
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Alternate path authentication
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation is limited to multi-host Roundcube installations (multiple IMAP hosts configured on one instance) where alias/identity addresses can collide across hosts; single-host deployments are not affected. The attacker must be able to perform an authenticated login using an alias address (PR:L) that matches an identity record belonging to a user on a different IMAP host - so a cross-host email/alias collision must exist. CVSS AC:H reflects this dependence on specific configuration and collision conditions; no user interaction from the victim is required (UI:N), and only confidentiality and integrity of the mis-resolved mailbox are impacted (A:N). |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, condition-gated authentication flaw rather than a mass-exploitation priority. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, base 6.8) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable (webmail login), but AC:H because exploitation depends on a specific multi-host configuration and an alias/email collision across IMAP hosts, and PR:L because the actor must still complete an authenticated login. No KEV listing is present in the input, so this is NOT confirmed actively exploited. No POC/exploit code is referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. EPSS and SSVC data were not supplied, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood and the automatable/technical-impact decision inputs cannot be factored in - treat any 'likelihood' claim as unknown. The signals that ARE available point the same direction: a real but narrow risk (account takeover across tenants) that only materializes in multi-host deployments, which tempers the high C/I impact. Net: a legitimate fix-worthy issue for multi-tenant/hosting operators, but not a drop-everything internet-wide emergency given AC:H, the multi-host prerequisite, and the absence of KEV/POC/EPSS evidence of active or probable exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | In a Roundcube multi-host installation serving several IMAP hosts, an attacker authenticates using an alias address that collides with an identity record belonging to a user on a different IMAP host; because rcube_user::query() matched on email without qualifying by mail_host, the login resolves to that other host's account, granting access to the victim's mailbox. No public exploit code is referenced in the available data; the fix adds an IMAP-host qualifier to the lookup query. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026
Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.20 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5 can misresolve an authenticated alias login to a user account on a different IMAP host in multi-host installations, exposing another mailbox's confidentiality and integrity. The flaw requires an authenticated login using an alias address that collides with an identity record on another IMAP host, so single-host deployments and installations without cross-host alias collisions are not affected. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released fixed versions 1.6.20 and 1.7.5.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Roundcube Webmail 1.6.20 or 1.7.5, which contain the host-qualified identity lookup; vendor-released patch versions are 1.6.20 and 1.7.5, and advisory guidance is at https://roundcube.net/news/2026/10/19/security-updates-1.6.20-and-1.7.5. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict the installation to a single IMAP host, which removes the cross-host resolution path but reduces functionality for users relying on multiple hosts, or audit and eliminate alias/identity address collisions across configured IMAP hosts so no address can match an identity on another host. Administrators should also review identity records and authentication logs for unexpected cross-host account resolution.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Roundcube's identity-to-account mapping in rcube_user::query() previously matched the supplied login address against identity records using a query filtered only by email address and deletion status, without qualifying the lookup by IMAP host. In multi-host installations, an alias address that exists as an identity on one IMAP host could cause a login to resolve to the account belonging to a different IMAP host, creating an alternate authentication path (CWE-288) that bypasses intended host isolation. The upstream fix adds a u.mail_host = ? predicate and binds the host value, qualifying the identity lookup by IMAP host. The high attack complexity reflects the need for a specific multi-host configuration and a cross-host alias/identity collision, while the CVSS vector indicates an authenticated attacker (PR:L) with no victim user interaction (UI:N).
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network-facing login (AV:N) but requires multi-host config plus a cross-host alias collision (AC:H) and a completed authenticated login (PR:L); yields full access to another user's mailbox (C:H/I:H, A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
DescriptionCVE.org
Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.20 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5 is affected by an improper authentication vulnerability in multi-host installations. When a user logs in with an alias address, rcube_user::query() matched the address against identity records without qualifying the lookup by IMAP host, so a login could be resolved to a user account belonging to a different IMAP host. Upstream fixed this in the commit “Fix bug where an alias login wasn’t qualified by IMAP host”.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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