CVE-2026-61908: Low severity Cyrus IMAP vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2026
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Cyrus IMAP before 3.12.4. A JMAP email-header blob ID can reference an out-of-bounds index. An authenticated user could attempt to download a crafted JMAP blob ID of the form H<emailid>-<index>, which could read past the end of the internal blobheaders array during download, exposing adjacent heap memory.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cyrus IMAP<3.12.4

Event History

Sep 9, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which deployments are exposed to this issue?

Cyrus IMAP deployments running a version before 3.12.4 are affected where JMAP email-header blob downloads are available to authenticated users.

2

What access does an attacker need?

An attacker needs valid authenticated access and must submit a crafted JMAP blob ID in the form H<emailid>-<index>. Exploitation has high attack complexity and does not require user interaction.

3

What could be disclosed if exploitation succeeds?

The out-of-bounds read may expose adjacent heap memory during the crafted blob download. The reported impact is limited to confidentiality; no integrity or availability impact is identified.

4

How can I determine whether a system is affected?

Check the installed Cyrus IMAP version. Versions before 3.12.4 are affected; updating to 3.12.4 or later addresses the issue.

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