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Roundcube Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild

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Editorial OSINT source. The content is an indication to verify with independent institutional or technical sources before operational decisions.
EudorIA operational summary

What it means

Priority 95/100

Un' vulnerabilità SQL injection pre-autenticata in Roundcube Webmail (CVE-2026-48842) è attualmente sfruttata in rete. La vulnerabilità colpisce versioni 1.6.x prima di 1.6.16 e 1.7.x prima di 1.7.1. Gli attaccanti possono iniettare SQL senza autenticazione, esponendo credenziali e messaggi. Patch disponibili da maggio 2026.

Why it matters

La vulnerabilità rappresenta un rischio elevato per PMI italiane che utilizzano Roundcube Webmail, potenzialmente esponendo dati sensibili e comunicazioni. L'attacco può portare a compromissione di account e accesso non autorizzato a informazioni aziendali.

Potential operational benefits

  • Riduzione della superficie esposta a attacchi SQL injection
  • Maggiore sicurezza delle comunicazioni email aziendali
  • Minimizzazione del rischio di compromissione di account utenti
Indications to confirm against the customer's technical and organisational perimeter.
Relevant controlsPatch managementFirewall NGFW / IPSMonitoraggio / SIEMSegmentazione di reteHardening
AudienceITSOCCISO
Information centre

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The Hacker News

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Text acquired from the source

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has warned that a now-patched Roundcube Webmail vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-48842 (CVSS score: 8.1), a pre-authentication SQL injection in the virtuser_query plugin of Roundcube Webmail versions 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1. The issue stems from a preg_replace() backslash

Source
The Hacker News
Publishing entity
The Hacker News
Entity type
editorial osint
Area
Global
Original language
en · translation in preparation
Publication
25/09/2026 12:14
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059, T1078
CVE
CVE-2026-48842
Technical scope

Affected products and versions

Verification in progress
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