CVE-2025-68461 RoundCube Webmail Cross-site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via malicious SVG animate tags, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 20 Feb 2026
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-68461?
CVE-2025-68461 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.12 and 1.6 before 1.6.12 is prone to a Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the animate tag in an SVG document.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Roundcube Webmail.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68461?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 13 Mar 2026.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-68461 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-68461 in the wild since at least 20 Feb 2026.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68461, GHSA-qqrg-hpxx-mmvw, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68461, USN-8097-1, USN-8482-1.