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Roundcube Webmail EUVDEUVD-2026-31728

| CVE-2026-48849 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-05-25 mitre GHSA-2m7q-4j9m-89vh
4.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Attacker authenticates to Roundcube instance
  2. Delivery
    Craft draft with XSS payload in subject field
  3. Exploit
    Save draft to shared mailbox folder
  4. Execution
    Victim co-user opens draft restore dialog
  5. Persist
    Unsanitized subject renders in victim's browser
  6. Impact
    Attacker script executes in victim's authenticated session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated Roundcube user account (confirmed by PR:L in the CVSS vector). The vulnerability is specifically triggered through the draft restore dialog, meaning the attacker must be able to save drafts to a mailbox folder accessible by a second user - i.e., a shared mailbox configuration is the primary enabling condition. The victim (second user) must interact with the draft restore dialog (UI:R), meaning passive viewing of the inbox alone does not trigger the XSS. High attack complexity (AC:H) further limits reliability, suggesting the conditions for a successful cross-user payload execution - shared mailbox configured, victim opening the specific draft restore UI - must align. Exploitation is limited to Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1; all other versions and non-shared-mailbox deployments are not confirmed affected by this specific issue.

Impact

The CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium) accurately reflects a constrained attack. The vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N imposes three significant exploitation hurdles: the attacker must be authenticated (PR:L), the attack complexity is high (AC:H, indicating non-trivial conditions must align), and a second user must interact with the draft restore dialog (UI:R). The Changed scope is notable for shared mailbox deployments, where a single malicious draft can affect multiple co-users. EPSS at 0.03% (10th percentile) is very low, consistent with the CISA SSVC determination of Exploitation: none and Automatable: no. The vulnerability is not in CISA KEV. Real-world priority is low for most single-user or private deployments but rises meaningfully for enterprise or hosting environments where shared mailboxes are in active use. The Tags field includes 'Suse', suggesting SUSE may issue a downstream advisory or package update, but no SUSE advisory URL is confirmed in the provided references.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with valid Roundcube credentials on an instance with shared mailbox access composes a draft message and injects a JavaScript or CSS payload (e.g., a cookie-stealing script or UI redress element) into the subject field, then saves it to a shared mailbox folder. When a co-user of that shared mailbox triggers the draft restore dialog - either deliberately or through normal draft management - the unsanitized subject content renders in their browser, executing the attacker's payload within their authenticated session context. No public exploit code is confirmed at time of analysis.

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 – Jun 08, 2026

Stored XSS and HTML/CSS injection in Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x and 1.7.x allows an authenticated attacker to plant a malicious payload in a draft message's subject field, which then executes in the browsers of other users when they encounter the draft restore dialog on a shared mailbox. Fixed in versions 1.6.16 and 1.7.1 per vendor advisory published 2026-05-24. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS sits at 0.03% (10th percentile), indicating minimal observed exploitation interest.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to upgrade to Roundcube Webmail 1.6.16 (for 1.6.x deployments) or 1.7.1 (for 1.7.x deployments), both released 2026-05-24 and available at https://roundcube.net/news/2026/05/24/security-updates-1.6.16-and-1.7.1 and the respective GitHub release tags https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.16 and https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7.1. The vendor explicitly recommends backing up data before updating. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, a compensating control is to restrict or disable shared mailbox access for untrusted or lower-privileged users, thereby eliminating the cross-user exploitation path - note this may impact legitimate collaborative workflows. Disabling draft auto-restore functionality, if configurable, would also neutralize the specific trigger vector, but this has workflow trade-offs. There is no indication a vendor-supported workaround short of patching has been published.

Affected VersionsENISA

Webmail 1.7.0 <1.7.1
Webmail 1.6.0 <1.6.16

Affected Packages

euvd webmail fix: 1.6.16, 1.7.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), specifically in the draft restore dialog component of Roundcube Webmail. When a draft is saved and subsequently restored, the subject field value is reflected back into the DOM without adequate sanitization, allowing embedded HTML, CSS, or JavaScript to be interpreted by the browser. The Changed scope (S:C) in the CVSS vector reflects that the injected payload can affect browser sessions of users beyond the original attacker, a characteristic of stored XSS in multi-user shared mailbox contexts. The affected codebase is confirmed via CPE cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* across both the 1.6.x and 1.7.x branches. Two separate commits address this issue: commit 189d30a4 on the 1.7.x branch and commit a21519187 on the 1.6.x branch, as referenced in GitHub release tags 1.7.1 and 1.6.16 respectively.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 4.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SUSE MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
May 26, 2026 - 14:01 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

In Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1, an unsanitized subject field in the draft restored value could lead to stored XSS/HTML/CSS injection on shared mailboxes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 90% exploitable
Data Quality
8 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor 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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed

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