cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP up to 3.12.2 URLAUTH Token permission
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP up to 3.12.2. This affects an unknown function of the component URLAUTH Token Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to permission. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-47086. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in cyrusimap Cyrus IMAP up to 3.12.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component URLAUTH Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
An issue was discovered in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP through 3.12.2. GENURLAUTH-issued tokens can bypass ACLs. Any authenticated user could mint a URLAUTH token (via the GENURLAUTH command) for any mailbox they could name, even without read access on it. This would allow reading mail from mailboxes despite having no granted permissions.
The advisory is available at cyrusimap.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-47086 since 05/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 3.12.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: PermissionCWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Cyrus IMAP 3.12.3
Timeline
05/18/2026 CVE reserved07/16/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/16/2026 VulDB entry created
07/16/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: cyrusimap.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-47086 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379618
Entry
Created: 07/16/2026 21:11Changes: 07/16/2026 21:11 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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