CVE 5.8 MEDIUM

net-imap: Command Injection via “raw” arguments to multiple commands_CVE-2026-42257

5.8 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, several Net::IMAP commands accept a raw string argument that is sent to the server without validation or escaping. If this string is derived from user-controlled input, it may contain contain CRLF sequences, which an attacker can use to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42257
Source GitHub_M
Published May 9, 2026 at 19:39

Affected Product

Vendor ruby
Product net-imap
Version < 0.4.24
Affected Versions ruby net-imap < 0.4.24
ruby net-imap >= 0.5.0, < 0.5.14
ruby net-imap >= 0.6.0, < 0.6.4

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