Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, several Net::IMAP commands accept a raw string argument that is sent to the server without validation or escaping. If this string is derived from user-controlled input, it may contain contain CRLF sequences, which an attacker can use to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hm49-wcqc-g2xg net-imap vulnerable to command Injection via "raw" arguments to multiple commands
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Description Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, several Net::IMAP commands accept a raw string argument that is sent to the server without validation or escaping. If this string is derived from user-controlled input, it may contain contain CRLF sequences, which an attacker can use to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.
Title net-imap: Command Injection via "raw" arguments to multiple commands
Weaknesses CWE-77
CWE-93
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-09T19:39:48.398Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T11:53:27.704Z

Link: CVE-2026-42257

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-09T20:16:28.463

Modified: 2026-05-09T20:16:28.463

Link: CVE-2026-42257

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Updated: 2026-05-09T21:30:42Z

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