Incorrect Authorization Affecting cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd package, versions [,3.12.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CYRUSIMAPCYRUSIMAPD-18017802
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed16 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-47082  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd to version 3.12.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the fcc process of the vacation feature, which skips the destination mailbox access control list. An attacker can deliver auto-reply copies into any mailbox by specifying its name in the Sieve script, even without insert permissions on the destination mailbox.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1