bulwarkmail webmail up to 1.4.9 Setting verifyIdentity improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in bulwarkmail webmail up to 1.4.9. This impacts the function verifyIdentity of the component Setting Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-34834. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in bulwarkmail webmail up to 1.4.9. This affects the function verifyIdentity of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Bulwark Webmail is a self-hosted webmail client for Stalwart Mail Server. Prior to version 1.4.10, the verifyIdentity() function contained logic that returned true if no session cookies were present. This allowed unauthenticated attackers to bypass security checks and access/modify user settings via the /api/settings endpoint by providing arbitrary headers. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.10.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-34834 since 03/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.4.10 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: webmail 1.4.10

Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 CVE reserved
04/02/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
04/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-4356-876g-rfmh
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-34834 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355023

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2026 00:03
Changes: 04/03/2026 00:03 (71)
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Cache ID: 216:70C:103

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