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
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CYRUSIMAPCYRUSIMAPD-18017806
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed16 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-47086  (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 via the GENURLAUTH command. An attacker can access mailbox contents without proper permissions by generating URLAUTH tokens for any mailbox they can name, even if they do not have read access.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1