CVE-2026-35537
Roundcube Webmail: Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.7
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
CVE-2026-35537- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-18575
3.7
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
EUVD-2026-18575- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rxj3-rrwm-pj4r
3.7
Roundcube Webmail: Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
GHSA-rxj3-rrwm-pj4r- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.7
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
CVE-2026-35537- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.7
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
CVE-2026-35537- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-35537
7.5
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35537- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rxj3-rrwm-pj4r
3.7
Roundcube Webmail: Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
GHSA-rxj3-rrwm-pj4r- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35537
3.7
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Unsafe deserialization in the redis/memcache session handler may lead to arbitrary file write operations by unauthenticated attackers via crafted session data.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35537- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:20586-1 No score
Security update for roundcubemail
This update for roundcubemail fixes the following issues:
Changes in roundcubemail:
-
update to 1.6.15 This is a security update to the stable version 1.6 of Roundcube Webmail. It provides fixes to some regressions introduced in the previous release as well a recently reported security vulnerability:
SVG Animate FUNCIRI Attribute Bypass — Remote Image Loading via fill/filter/stroke, reported by class_nzm.
This version is considered stable and we recommend to update all productive installations of Roundcube 1.6.x with it. Please do backup your data before updating!
- Fix regression where mail search would fail on non-ascii search criteria (#10121)
- Fix regression where some data url images could get ignored/lost (#10128)
- Fix SVG Animate FUNCIRI Attribute Bypass — Remote Image Loading via fill/filter/stroke (bsc#1261157)
-
update to 1.6.14 This is a security update to the stable version 1.6 of Roundcube Webmail.
- Fix Postgres connection using IPv6 address (#10104)
- Security: Fix pre-auth arbitrary file write via unsafe deserialization in redis/memcache session handler (bsc#1261488, CVE-2026-35537)
- Security: Fix bug where a password could get changed without providing the old password
- Security: Fix IMAP Injection + CSRF bypass in mail search
- Security: Fix remote image blocking bypass via various SVG animate attributes
- Security: Fix remote image blocking bypass via a crafted body background attribute
- Security: Fix fixed position mitigation bypass via use of !important
- Security: Fix XSS issue in a HTML attachment preview
- Security: Fix SSRF + Information Disclosure via stylesheet links to a local network hosts
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:20586-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcube/roundcubemailPackagist |
1.7-beta up to 1.7-rc5 | 1.7-rc5 |
roundcubeDebian:12 |
before 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u8, plus listed versions 1.6.1+dfsg-11.6.2+dfsg-11.6.3+dfsg-11.6.3+dfsg-1~deb12u11.6.3+dfsg-2 Show 10 moreShow less1.6.4+dfsg-11.6.4+dfsg-1~deb12u11.6.5+dfsg-11.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u21.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u31.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u41.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u51.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u61.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u71.6.5+dfsg-1~deb12u1 |
1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u8 |
roundcubeDebian:13 |
before 1.6.15+dfsg-0+deb13u1, plus listed versions 1.6.11+dfsg-11.6.12+dfsg-0+deb13u11.6.12+dfsg-11.6.13+dfsg-0+deb13u11.6.13+dfsg-11.6.14+dfsg-1 |
1.6.15+dfsg-0+deb13u1 |
roundcubeDebian:14 |
before 1.6.14+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 1.6.11+dfsg-11.6.12+dfsg-11.6.13+dfsg-1 |
1.6.14+dfsg-1 |
roundcube/roundcubemailPackagist |
1.7-beta up to 1.7-rc5, plus listed versions 1.7-beta21.7-rc1.7-rc21.7-rc31.7-rc4 |
1.7-rc5 |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.1+dfsg.1-21.1.2+dfsg.1-51.1.3+dfsg.1-11.1.4+dfsg.1-11.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1 Show 8 moreShow less1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm11.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm21.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm31.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm41.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm51.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm61.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm71.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm8 |
None known |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0+dfsg.1-11.3.1+dfsg.1-11.3.3+dfsg.1-11.3.3+dfsg.1-21.3.6+dfsg.1-1 Show 8 moreShow less1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm31.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm41.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm51.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm61.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm71.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8 |
None known |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.8+dfsg.1-21.3.10+dfsg.1-11.4.1+dfsg.1-21.4.2+dfsg.1-11.4.2+dfsg.1-2 Show 9 moreShow less1.4.3+dfsg.1-11.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm31.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm41.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm51.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm61.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm71.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm8 |
None known |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.11+dfsg.1-41.5.0+dfsg.1-21.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm11.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm21.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm31.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm41.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm51.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm6 |
None known |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.2+dfsg-11.6.4+dfsg-11.6.5+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-2 Show 4 moreShow less1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.11.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm11.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm21.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
roundcubeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.10+dfsg-11.6.10+dfsg-21.6.11+dfsg-1 |
None known |
roundcubeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.11+dfsg-1 |
None known |
roundcubeUbuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.11+dfsg-11.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
roundcubemailopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 |
before 1.6.15-bp160.1.1 | 1.6.15-bp160.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-35537 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Bulwarkmail Webmail, published April 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in roundcube/roundcubemail 1.7-rc5.
References
roundcube.net/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc5
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6d586cfa4d8a31f7957f7a445aaedd52592a0e74
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.14
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/a4ead994d2f0ea92e4a1603196a197e0d5df1620
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.14
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github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/618c5428edc69fb088e7ac6c89e506dd39df3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35537
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rxj3-rrwm-pj4r
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35537.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35537
github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-35537
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35537
bugzilla.suse.com/1261157
bugzilla.suse.com/1261488
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35537