CVE-2026-74998: roundcube webmail Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74998DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74998
Published 17-08-2026Last modified 17-08-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-74998 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in roundcube webmail. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 17-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.18 and 1.7.x before 1.7.3, responses from the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) proxy were not validated, which may result in information disclosure or XSS (cross-site scripting) via MIME sniffing.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.2Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.12 pp
From 0.32% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.44%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- roundcube< 1.6.5+dfsg-1+deb12u11 | < 1.6.18+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | < 1.6.18+dfsg-1
Roundcube1 product
- webmail≥ 1.6.0, < 1.6.18 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.3
Ubuntu1 product
- roundcubeAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products