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Roundcube Webmail EUVDEUVD-2026-60171

| CVE-2026-75006 MEDIUM
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-08-17 cve@mitre.org GHSA-vf28-qp34-hhm8
5.8
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
    Craft HTML email with malicious CSS stylesheet URL
  2. Delivery
    Deliver email to target Roundcube mailbox
  3. Exploit
    Recipient opens email triggering server-side render
  4. Execution
    CSS URL bypasses incomplete is_local_url() blocklist
  5. Persist
    Roundcube server issues HTTP request to internal host
  6. Impact
    Internal service response or network topology disclosed

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

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

Exploitation Conditions

The target must be running Roundcube Webmail prior to version 1.6.18 (1.6.x branch) or 1.7.3 (1.7.x branch). The attacker must be able to deliver a crafted HTML email to a mailbox hosted on the vulnerable Roundcube instance, with the email containing a CSS stylesheet reference to an address in the 100.64.0.0/10 (RFC6598 shared address space, common in ISP and carrier-grade NAT deployments) or fe80::/10 (IPv6 link-local) range - deployments that do not use these specific address spaces are not reachable via this particular bypass, materially limiting real-world impact. A recipient must open or preview the email in Roundcube to trigger server-side CSS rendering and the resulting outbound request. No authentication is required from the attacker's perspective per the CVSS PR:N metric. Exploitation is further constrained by the requirement for exploitable internal services to exist at the reachable bypass address ranges within the Roundcube server's network.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N) scores 5.8 Medium, with the Scope:Changed metric being the most meaningful signal - confirming that exploitation crosses trust boundaries and allows the Roundcube server to reach internal hosts that attackers cannot directly access. The integrity impact (I:L) reflects the ability to issue requests to internal services, while the vendor-assessed C:N is in tension with the description's explicit mention of Information Disclosure; some confidentiality impact from internal service probing may be underrepresented in the published vector. The affected address ranges (100.64.0.0/10 and fe80::/10) constrain real-world blast radius to deployments in carrier-grade NAT environments or those with active IPv6 link-local infrastructure, meaning not every Roundcube instance is equally exposed. No EPSS score was available in the provided intelligence, and this vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV, so no confirmed active exploitation exists at time of analysis. The recurring nature of this bypass chain - four related CVEs targeting the same sanitization function - indicates structural weakness rather than a one-off oversight, and defenders should anticipate future bypasses if the blocklist approach is not replaced with a stricter allowlist or sandboxed rendering model. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in bytom running Roundcube as shared mail infrastructure should treat this as a standard medium-priority patch, while organizations operating in CGN or IPv6-heavy environments should elevate priority given the directly applicable bypass ranges.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends a specially crafted HTML email to a target whose mailbox is hosted on a vulnerable Roundcube instance, embedding a CSS stylesheet URL pointing to an address in the 100.64.0.0/10 carrier-grade NAT range or fe80::/10 IPv6 link-local range. When the recipient opens or previews the message, Roundcube's server-side renderer processes the CSS reference, issues an HTTP request to the specified internal address, and potentially exposes service banners, metadata endpoints, or other data reachable at that address within the server's network context. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 17, 2026

CSS sanitization bypass in Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.18 and 1.7.3 enables unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger server-side HTTP requests to RFC6598 shared address space (100.64.0.0/10) and IPv6 link-local addresses (fe80::/10) by embedding malicious stylesheet URLs in HTML email. This is the fourth iteration in a chain of incomplete SSRF fixes - following CVE-2026-35540, CVE-2026-48843, and CVE-2026-62643 - with each prior fix failing to cover the full local address space, indicating a systemic gap in the blocklist-based sanitization approach. No public exploit or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis; vendor-released patches 1.6.18 and 1.7.3 are available as of 2026-08-09.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Roundcube Webmail to version 1.6.18 for 1.6.x deployments or version 1.7.3 for 1.7.x deployments, as confirmed by vendor release tags and the security advisory at https://roundcube.net/news/2026/08/09/security-updates-1.6.18-and-1.7.3. If immediate patching is not feasible, deploying egress firewall rules on the Roundcube server host to block outbound connections to 100.64.0.0/10 and fe80::/10 will mitigate the specific bypass paths introduced by this CVE; however, this does not address the underlying blocklist gap and may interfere with legitimate connectivity in carrier-grade NAT environments. Disabling HTML email rendering entirely in Roundcube configuration eliminates the CSS parsing attack surface at the cost of significant user experience degradation. Given that this is the fourth bypass of the same code path, operators should review their egress controls broadly and consider whether additional non-standard address ranges in their environment remain unblocked. The four upstream fix commits (7e10ca01, 8a92380b, 92f85c88, c111b729) are available for reference when verifying patch inclusion in packaged distributions.

Affected VersionsENISA

Webmail 1.7.0 <1.7.3
Webmail 1.6.0 <1.6.18

Affected Packages

euvd webmail fix: 1.6.18, 1.7.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Roundcube Webmail is a PHP-based open-source webmail client that renders HTML email server-side, including processing inline CSS and external stylesheet references embedded in messages. The vulnerability is rooted in the is_local_url() function within program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_utils.php, which maintains a blocklist of IP address ranges considered local or private to prevent the server from fetching URLs pointing to internal infrastructure. The upstream commit diff confirms the blocklist previously omitted RFC6598 Shared Address Space (100.64.0.0/10, widely used in carrier-grade NAT environments by ISPs) and IPv6 link-local addresses (fe80::/10). CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) is the precise root cause class: the application fetches user-controlled URLs - derived from attacker-crafted email content - without adequately restricting the reachable address space, enabling the Roundcube server to act as a proxy into otherwise-isolated network segments. The repeated bypass history across four CVEs suggests the blocklist model is fundamentally incomplete and each fix only addresses newly reported bypass ranges.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

UI:R because a recipient must open the email to trigger server-side CSS fetch; C:L added because the description explicitly confirms information disclosure as a realized impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 17, 2026 - 14:15 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

In Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.18 and 1.7.x before 1.7.3, insufficient Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) sanitization in HTML e-mail messages may lead to SSRF or Information Disclosure, e.g., if stylesheet links point to local network hosts. This issue exists because of insufficient fixes for CVE-2026-35540, CVE-2026-48843 and CVE-2026-62643.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source webmail used by ISPs, universities, and SMBs globally
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
8 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor CIRCL 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 0.3%
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

29
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +29
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

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

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate

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