Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1 has Pre-authentication SQL injection in the virtuser_query plugin via a preg_replace() backslash escape bypass.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Roundcube Webmail unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1.6.0 affected < 1.6.16
1.7.0 affected < 1.7.1

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/3406183a9976e36f992d3468f37d0e2346526ee9 cve-icon
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/87124cc7136a48b5fa9d2b40dfead6e9dcaeaf4b cve-icon
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.16 cve-icon
https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7.1 cve-icon
https://roundcube.net/news/2026/05/24/security-updates-1.6.16-and-1.7.1 cve-icon
History

Mon, 25 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1 has Pre-authentication SQL injection in the virtuser_query plugin via a preg_replace() backslash escape bypass.
First Time appeared Roundcube
Roundcube webmail
Weaknesses CWE-89
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Roundcube
Roundcube webmail
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-25T19:06:37.434Z

Reserved: 2026-05-25T19:06:36.924Z

Link: CVE-2026-48842

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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