# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 20 Feb 2026 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68461, GHSA-qqrg-hpxx-mmvw, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68461, USN-8097-1, USN-8482-1

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Roundcube Webmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-68461?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 13 Mar 2026.

## 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:

- Detection for CVE-2025-68461 (github_poc): https://github.com/rxerium/CVE-2025-68461
- A C++ security scanner tool to detect Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail installations. (github_poc): https://github.com/gotr00t0day/CVE-2025-68461

## Other vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail

- [CVE-2024-42009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42009/): RoundCube Webmail Cross-Site Scripting (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2008-5619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5619/): PHPMailer susceptible to arbitrary code execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-37385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37385/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42008/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-74997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74997/): Command injection in Webmail (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-68461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-68461 in the wild since at least 20 Feb 2026.

Affected product: Roundcube Webmail. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.