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CVE-2026-48845: Roundcube Webmail · Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

Affects Roundcube WebmailSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 1.7.1 or 1.6.16 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.7.1, 1.6.16
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Roundcube Webmail to 1.7.1 or 1.6.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
RoundcubeWebmailAffected
  • >=1.7.0 <1.7.1
Fixed in
  • 1.7.1
RoundcubeWebmailAffected
  • >=1.6.14 <1.6.16
Fixed in
  • 1.6.16
GitHubroundcube/roundcubemailpkg:github/roundcube/roundcubemailOther threatsAffected
  • =1.6.14
  • =1.7.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider applying temporary mitigations such as disabling HTML email rendering or remote image loading in Roundcube Webmail settings if feasible.

Description

In Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x between 1.6.14 and 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1, remote image blocking was not honored for URLs pointing to local/private destinations, which may lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation via a text/html email message.

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