CVE-2026-35541
What it is
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Incorrect password comparison in the password plugin could lead to type confusion that allows a password change without knowing the old password.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.2 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Roundcube Webmail < 1.5.14
- Roundcube Webmail < 1.6.14
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.2
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/2e6a99b2a38110907ea8d3be8e59ec3d5802c394
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6a275676a8043083c05c961914d830b79e2490d4
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6fa2bddc59b9c9fd31cad4a9e2954a208d793dce
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.14
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.14
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc5
- https://roundcube.net/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14
References
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/2e6a99b2a38110907ea8d3be8e59ec3d5802c394
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6a275676a8043083c05c961914d830b79e2490d4
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6fa2bddc59b9c9fd31cad4a9e2954a208d793dce
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.14
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.14
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc5
- https://roundcube.net/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14