CVE-2025-49113: Roundcube Webmail · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affects Roundcube WebmailSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 13 Mar 2026 · public exploit available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB) · 99% EPSS : upgrade to 1.6.11 or 1.5.10 now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
- EPSS
- 99.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.6.11, 1.5.10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Jun 2025
Detectable: evidence found.
Weaponised: evidence found.
1 Metasploit module · 1 Exploit-DB entry, 11 days after disclosure
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 263 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: evidence found.
3 exposed hosts found; no attack traffic recorded
Timeline
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, the same day as disclosure
First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)
Roundcube 1.6.10 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
, 11 days after disclosure
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 263 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 284 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), OffSeq Mirage (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade roundcube/roundcubemail to 1.6.11 or 1.5.10.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubroundcube/roundcubemailpkg:github/roundcube/roundcubemailOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.10 and 1.6.x before 1.6.11 allows remote code execution by authenticated users because the _from parameter in a URL is not validated in program/actions/settings/upload.php, leading to PHP Object Deserialization.
References
- roundcube.net/news/2025/06/01/security-updates-1.6.11-and-1.5.10 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/pull/9865 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.11 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/0376f69e958a8fef7f6f09e352c541b4e7729c4d (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.10 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/7408f31379666124a39f9cb1018f62bc5e2dc695 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/c50a07d88ca38f018a0f4a0b008e9a1deb32637e (opens in a new tab)
- fearsoff.org/research/roundcube (opens in a new tab)
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-49113-roundcube-vulnerability-detection (opens in a new tab)
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-49113-roundcube-mitigation-script (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-49113 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/02/3 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00008.html (opens in a new tab)