XSS in Roundcube Webmail
CVE-2026-48849
In Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1, an unsanitized subject field in the draft restored value could lead to stored XSS/HTML/CSS injection on shared mailboxes.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Roundcube Webmail — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- roundcube.net/news/2026/05/24/security-updates-1.6.16-and-1.7.1
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7.1
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/189d30a4890319cd687df959ca9f768a3a613…
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.16
- github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/a21519187873ce962db029b6ff68e47bd7f3f…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48849?
- CVE-2026-48849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-05-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48849?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-48849 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.