CVE-2026-47082

cyrus-imapd: Cyrus IMAP: ACL bypass in vacation 'fcc' feature allows unauthorized mailbox writes

Published Jul 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP through 3.12.2. The vacation "fcc" feature skips the destination-mailbox ACL. A user whose vacation Sieve script used :fcc (to save a copy of the sent message) could deliver vacation auto-reply copies into any mailbox the script could name, regardless of whether the script owner had insert permissions on the destination mailbox.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4766-1 cyrus-imapd security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title cyrus-imapd: Cyrus IMAP: ACL bypass in vacation 'fcc' feature allows unauthorized mailbox writes
Weaknesses CWE-279
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP through 3.12.2. The vacation "fcc" feature skips the destination-mailbox ACL. A user whose vacation Sieve script used :fcc (to save a copy of the sent message) could deliver vacation auto-reply copies into any mailbox the script could name, regardless of whether the script owner had insert permissions on the destination mailbox.
First Time appeared Cyrusimap
Cyrusimap cyrus Imap
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cyrusimap
Cyrusimap cyrus Imap
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 16, 2026, 6:49 PM
Reserved
May 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 16, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM