Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12 is prone to a Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the animate tag in an SVG d
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 62/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Feb 20, 2026). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Mar 13, 2026.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 26.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: Roundcube Webmail 1.5.12, 1.6.12.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to Roundcube Webmail 1.5.12, 1.6.12 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12 is prone to a Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the animate tag in an SVG document.
- Published
- Dec 18, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- EPSS
- 26.8% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
62
This week
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 8 / 30 · 26.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · mitre
- 7.2
- 1.1 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 20, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Mar 13, 2026.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| roundcube | webmail | cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail |
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Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- roundcube webmailbefore 1.5.12
- roundcube webmail1.6.0 and later · before 1.6.12
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mitre). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Roundcube Webmail
- before 1.5.12affected · semver
- 1.6.0 and later · before 1.6.12affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | roundcube | before 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u6 | 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1+deb11u6 |
| Debian:12 | roundcube | before 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u6 | 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u6 |
| Debian:13 | roundcube | before 1.6.12+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | 1.6.12+dfsg-0+deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | roundcube | before 1.6.12+dfsg-1 | 1.6.12+dfsg-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | roundcubemail | before 1.6.13-bp160.1.1 | 1.6.13-bp160.1.1 |
Same product
roundcube: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-49113Roundcube 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 aKEV95Now
- CVE-2020-12641rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setKEV94Now
- CVE-2024-42009A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote attacker to steal and send emails ofKEV92Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-57004Feb 3, 2025 · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail 1.6.9 allows remote authenticated users to upload a malicious file as an email36Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-68460Dec 18, 2025 · Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12 is prone to a information disclosure vulnerability in the HTML style sanitizer.30Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-25916Feb 9, 2026 · Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.13 and 1.6 before 1.6.13, when "Block remote images" is used, does not block SVG feImage.17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Roundcube Webmail | 1.5.12 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Roundcube Webmail | 1.6.12 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:roundcube | 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u6 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:roundcubemail | 1.6.13-bp160.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:16 | 2025-12-19 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:6 | 2025-12-22 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+1 d
- CISA KEV+64 d
- TodayOct 25, 2026+312 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-42009500 days apartA Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote attacker to steal and send emails ofKEV92Now
- CVE-2024-42008500 days apartA Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in rcmail_action_mail_get->run() in Roundcube through 1.5.7 and 1.6.x through 1.6.7 allows a remote att47Plan
- CVE-2026-54433208 days apartIn Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.17 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2, there is Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via a crafted plain-text email message40Plan
- CVE-2026-48848158 days apartRoundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7 has insufficient HTML sanitization that could lead to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS28Monitor
- CVE-2026-74998242 days apartIn Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.18 and 1.7.x before 1.7.3, responses from the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) proxy were not validated, which m28Monitor
- CVE-2026-35539106 days apartAn issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14.24Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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