CVE-2026-61915

cyrus-imapd: cyrus-imapd: VPATCH BYPARAM double-free in CalDAV

Published Sep 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Cyrus IMAP before 3.12.4. There is a VPATCH BYPARAM double-free. An authenticated calendar user could crash a Cyrus CalDAV worker with a PATCH containing PATCH-ACTION="BYPARAM@..." against a resource with two or more properties of the matched kind. The memory holding the selector would be freed once on each iteration over the properties.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cyrus
Cyrus imap
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cyrus:imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cyrus
Cyrus imap
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authenticated Calendar User Can Trigger Double‑Free Crash in Cyrus CalDAV Worker cyrus-imapd: cyrus-imapd: VPATCH BYPARAM double-free in CalDAV
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authenticated Calendar User Can Trigger Double‑Free Crash in Cyrus CalDAV Worker
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in Cyrus IMAP before 3.12.4. There is a VPATCH BYPARAM double-free. An authenticated calendar user could crash a Cyrus CalDAV worker with a PATCH containing PATCH-ACTION="BYPARAM@..." against a resource with two or more properties of the matched kind. The memory holding the selector would be freed once on each iteration over the properties.
First Time appeared Cyrusimap
Cyrusimap cyrus Imap
Weaknesses CWE-415
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cyrusimap
Cyrusimap cyrus Imap
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 10, 2026, 2:47 PM
Reserved
Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 9, 2026, 8:18 PM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 3:23 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 10, 2026, 7:44 AM