isync — security advisory
A flaw was found in mbsync before v1.3.5 and v1.4.1. Validations of the mailbox names returned by IMAP LIST/LSUB do not occur allowing a malicious or compromised server to use specially crafted mailbox names containing '..' path components to access data outside the designated mailbox on the opposite end of the synchronization channel. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
- Products
- isync
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.3.0-2.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-20247
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in mbsync before v1.3.5 and v1.4.1. Validations of the mailbox names returned by IMAP LIST/LSUB do not occur allowing a malicious or compromised server to use specially crafted mailbox names containing '..' path components to access data outside the designated mailbox on the opposite end of the synchronization channel. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20247
isync
Fixed versions: 1.3.0-2.1
isync
Fixed versions: 1.3.0-2.1
isync
Fixed versions: 1.3.0-2.1
Complete source record
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