CVE-2026-47085

cyrus-imapd: Cyrus IMAP: Information disclosure via URLAUTH token forgery

Published Jul 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP through 3.12.2. URLAUTH token forgery can occur via a missing mboxkey. If an attacker knew a folder name on the victim's account for which the victim had never issued an auth URL, they could forge a working URLAUTH token by computing an HMAC-SHA1 value with a predictable key, giving them read access to the mailbox. (URLAUTH is an obscure feature, meaning that the odds of any user actually being susceptible to this attack are very low. Perhaps no public clients use URLAUTH.)

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: Information disclosure via URLAUTH token forgery
Weaknesses CWE-341
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. URLAUTH token forgery can occur via a missing mboxkey. If an attacker knew a folder name on the victim's account for which the victim had never issued an auth URL, they could forge a working URLAUTH token by computing an HMAC-SHA1 value with a predictable key, giving them read access to the mailbox. (URLAUTH is an obscure feature, meaning that the odds of any user actually being susceptible to this attack are very low. Perhaps no public clients use URLAUTH.)
First Time appeared Cyrusimap
Cyrusimap cyrus Imap
Weaknesses CWE-340
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cyrusimap
Cyrusimap cyrus Imap
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 16, 2026, 6:54 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