CVE-2026-47240 PUBLISHED

Net::IMAP: Command Injection via non-synchronizing literal in "raw" argument

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 18.05.2026 Published: 22.06.2026 Updated: 23.06.2026

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to 0.6.5 and 0.5.15, several Net::IMAP commands accept a "raw data" argument that is sent verbatim after validation to prevent command injection. However, if a server does not support non-synchronizing literals, it may still be possible to inject arbitrary IMAP commands inside non-synchronizing literals. A server without support for non-synchronizing literals may interpret the "+}\r\n" as the end of a malformed command line and respond with a tagged BAD. In that case, the contents of the literal will be interpreted as one or more new pipelined commands, allowing a CRLF command injection attack to succeed. This affects criteria for #search and #uid_search; search_keys for #sort, #thread, #uid_sort, and #uid_thread; and attr for #fetch and #uid_fetch. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.5 and 0.5.15.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 5.8

Product Status

Vendor ruby
Product net-imap
Versions
  • Version >= 0.6.0, < 0.6.4.1 is affected
  • Version < 0.5.15 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') CWE
  • CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') CWE