Description
In Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.18 and 1.7.x before 1.7.3, the LDAP search filter was subject to injection via unescaped %u/%fu/%d substitution, which may lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation.
Affected products
roundcube: webmail
References5
- roundcube.net/news/2026/08/09/security-updates-1.6.18-and-1.7.3 Vendor Advisory
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/0893e192adf803c7a5a89… Patch
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/e6cc1e121effeaec6d916… Patch
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.18 Release Notes
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7.3 Release Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
8.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 29 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-77
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