CVE-2026-35538 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.1) CWE-88 vulnerability in roundcube/roundcubemail. A fix is available for roundcube/roundcubemail — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Roundcube Webmail: Unsanitized IMAP SEARCH command arguments
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-35538.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsanitized IMAP SEARCH command arguments could lead to IMAP injection or CSRF bypass during mail search.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | roundcube/roundcubemail | ≥ 1.7-beta&&< 1.7-rc5 | 1.7-rc5composer require roundcube/roundcubemail:^1.7-rc5 |
Affected Products
webmailroundcubeDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for roundcube/roundcubemail, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update roundcube/roundcubemail to 1.7-rc5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-35538 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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