CVE-2026-61908 Information disclosure in Cyrus IMAP
An authenticated user can read adjacent heap memory by exploiting an out-of-bounds index in JMAP email-header blob IDs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-61908?
CVE-2026-61908 is a low-severity vulnerability in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP, published on 9 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Cyrus IMAP before 3.12.4. A JMAP email-header blob ID can reference an out-of-bounds index. An authenticated user could attempt to download a crafted JMAP blob ID of the form H<emailid>-<index>, which could read past the end of the internal blob_headers array during download, exposing adjacent heap memory.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61908?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cyrus Imap.
How do I fix CVE-2026-61908?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-61908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61908, GHSA-2x93-wv63-897r, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61908.