ESB-2026.3145
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3145
USN-8132-1: Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
31 March 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Roundcube Webmail
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-9846 CVE-2016-4068 CVE-2016-4069
CVE-2016-9920 CVE-2017-6820 CVE-2017-8114
CVE-2018-1000071 CVE-2018-19205 CVE-2019-10740
CVE-2018-19206
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8132-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 8.8 CVE-2018-9846 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Ubuntu
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (Max): 44.8% (97th) CVE-2016-9920 2026-03-30
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USN-8132-1: Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities
Publication date
30 March 2026
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in Roundcube Webmail.
Releases
18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS
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Packages
o roundcube - skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers -
metapack
Details
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize
certain HTML elements within the e-mail body. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack. This issue was only
addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. ( CVE-2016-4068 , CVE-2016-4069 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle certain
configuration parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
( CVE-2016-9920 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize CSS styles
within SVG documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a cross-site scripting attack. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04
LTS.
( CVE-2017-6820 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly restrict exec call in
certain drivers of the password plugin. An authenticated user could possibly
use this issue to perform arbitrary password resets. This issue was only
addressed in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. ( CVE-2017-8114 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly set file permissions
within
the Enigma plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate GPG
private
keys via network connectivity. ( CVE-2018-1000071 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle GnuPG MDC
integrity-protection warnings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain
sensitive information from encrypted communications. ( CVE-2018-19205 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize and
tags within HTML attachments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a
cross-site scripting attack. ( CVE-2018-19206 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly handle partially
encrypted
multipart messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
leaking of the plaintext of encrypted messages via an email reply. (
CVE-2019-10740 )
It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize a certain
parameter
within the archive plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
an
IMAP injection attack. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (
CVE-2018-9846 )
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Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu Package Version
Release
roundcube-core - 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm7 Ubuntu Pro Fix
18.04 available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become
LTS publicly available in the future.
bionic roundcube-plugins - 1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm7 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become
publicly available in the future.
roundcube-core - 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm7 Ubuntu Pro Fix
16.04 available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become
LTS publicly available in the future.
xenial roundcube-plugins - 1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm7 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become
publicly available in the future.
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References
o CVE-2019-10740
o CVE-2018-9846
o CVE-2018-19206
o CVE-2018-19205
o CVE-2018-1000071
o CVE-2017-8114
o CVE-2017-6820
o CVE-2016-9920
o CVE-2016-4069
o CVE-2016-4068
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