Authenticated mail disclosure via unchecked special-use changes
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Cyrus IMAP allows remote authenticated users to redirect mail into another user's shared mailbox. In releases before 3.8.8, 3.9.0 through 3.10.3, and 3.11.0 through 3.12.3, Mailbox/set accepts a special-use role change for another user's shared mailbox based only on maySetKeywords. Exploitation requires that sharing right and no existing private mailbox with the requested role; archived, snoozed, or other role assignment can route additional mail to the shared mailbox and expose it to the sharee.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Cyrus IMAP allows remote authenticated users to redirect mail into another user's shared mailbox. In releases before 3.8.8, 3.9.0 through 3.10.3, and 3.11.0 through 3.12.3, Mailbox/set accepts a special-use role change for another user's shared mailbox based only on maySetKeywords. Exploitation requires that sharing right and no existing private mailbox with the requested role; archived, snoozed, or other role assignment can route additional mail to the shared mailbox and expose it to the sharee.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-61910
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Project Cyrus
- Product
- Cyrus IMAP
- Classifications
- CWE-863
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.8.8
- Affected versionversion=3.11.0 <3.12.4
- Affected versionversion=3.9.0 <3.10.4
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