CVE-2026-42258
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
1.3%
68.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-93
Published 2026-05-09 · modified 2026-08-24
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2026-05-09 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-24 — Last modified (NVD)
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, symbol arguments to commands are vulnerable to a CRLF Injection / IMAP Command injection via Symbol arguments passed to IMAP commands. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.
Affected
References
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.4.24
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.5.14
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.6.4
- https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-75xq-5h9v-w6px
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33512
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33514
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33515
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33565
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33576
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33577
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33630
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34076
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35834
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35866
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35867
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35895
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36099
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36978
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37238
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38694
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40380
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42258
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468498
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42258.json