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Roundcube CVE-2026-35543

| EUVDEUVD-2026-18589 MEDIUM
Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres (CWE-669)
2026-04-03 mitre GHSA-j2g6-8rvg-7mf6
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Incorrect resource transfer between spheres
Impact

The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) indicates a network-accessible vulnerability requiring no privileges or user interaction, but with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability damage. The moderate CVSS score of 5.3 reflects this limited scope. From a real-world risk perspective, this is a practical concern for Roundcube deployments because: (1) email-based attacks are common and do not require special attacker capabilities, (2) the no-authentication and no-user-interaction requirements mean any email sender can exploit it, and (3) information disclosure through tracking pixel bypass could expose user behavior patterns to threat actors. However, the vulnerability does not enable remote code execution, account takeover, or denial of service, limiting its criticality. The access-control-bypass and information-disclosure impacts align with the CWE-669 classification and represent the primary real-world concern for privacy-conscious deployments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends a specially crafted HTML email to a Roundcube Webmail user containing an SVG element with animate attributes designed to fetch a remote tracking image or script. When the recipient opens the email, Roundcube's image blocking feature fails to recognize the SVG animate construct as a remote resource request, allowing the embedded SVG animation to execute and contact the attacker's server. This reveals the recipient's email open event and IP address, bypassing the intended privacy protection that remote image blocking provides. No complex attack prerequisites or user interaction beyond opening the email is required.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Apr 03, 2026

Roundcube Webmail before versions 1.5.14 and 1.6.14 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass the remote image blocking feature via SVG content containing animate attributes in email messages, leading to information disclosure or access control bypass. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (moderate severity) with low attack complexity and no authentication required, though the confidentiality impact is limited.

RemediationAI

Organizations must upgrade Roundcube Webmail to version 1.5.14, 1.6.14, or later to remediate the vulnerability. Vendor-released patches are available as follows: version 1.5.14 (commit 1a63e01542bff42aaa71c00c4c279a09ef31f20c), version 1.6.14 (commit 39471343ee081ce1d31696c456a2c163462daae3), and version 1.7-rc5 (commit 82ab5eca7b332fce7a174b2b987f0957a66377cd). Administrators should apply the patch corresponding to their current version branch to restore proper SVG content filtering in the email display pipeline. See the official Roundcube security advisory at https://roundcube.net/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14 for detailed upgrade instructions and release notes.

Affected VersionsENISA

Webmail 1.6.0 <1.6.14
Webmail 0 <1.5.14

Affected Packages

composer roundcube/roundcubemail fix: 1.7-rc5
euvd webmail fix: 1.5.14, 1.6.14

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Roundcube Webmail implements a remote image blocking feature to prevent tracking and protect user privacy when displaying HTML emails. The vulnerability exists in the image filtering mechanism, which fails to properly sanitize SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) elements that contain animate attributes. SVG is an XML-based vector image format that can embed JavaScript-like behavior through animation directives, allowing attackers to circumvent content security controls. The root cause is classified under CWE-669 (Improper Access Control), indicating the filtering logic does not adequately enforce its intended security policy for all vector graphic formats. The vulnerability affects Roundcube Webmail versions before 1.5.14 (all 1.5.x versions) and before 1.6.14 (all 1.6.x versions up to 1.6.13), as identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Apr 04, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 03, 2026 - 03:57 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. The remote image blocking feature can be bypassed via SVG content (with animate attributes) in an e-mail message. This may lead to information disclosure or access-control bypass.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 90% exploitable
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GHSA GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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