Description
An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Incorrect password comparison in the password plugin could lead to type confusion that allows a password change without knowing the old password.
Published: 2026-04-03
Score: 4.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Password Reset
Action: Immediate Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6196-1 roundcube security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-46pv-mj2g-93gh Roundcube Webmail: Incorrect password comparison in the password plugin
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Password Change Without Old Password via Type Confusion in Roundcube Password Plugin

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Password Change Without Old Password via Type Confusion in Roundcube Password Plugin
First Time appeared Roundcube
Roundcube webmail
Vendors & Products Roundcube
Roundcube webmail

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.14 and 1.6.14. Incorrect password comparison in the password plugin could lead to type confusion that allows a password change without knowing the old password.
Weaknesses CWE-843
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Roundcube Webmail
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-03T12:52:08.638Z

Reserved: 2026-04-03T03:50:46.901Z

Link: CVE-2026-35541

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T12:52:05.290Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-03T05:16:22.283

Modified: 2026-04-07T20:45:56.447

Link: CVE-2026-35541

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:54:22Z

Weaknesses