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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2026-35541

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.

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CVE-2026-35541
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2 Nov 2026, 21:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-35541

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2026, 03:50 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-35541
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35541",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-35541",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-35541",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-35541",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-35541",
        "GHSA-46pv-mj2g-93gh"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
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      ],
      "affected": [
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                },
                {
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "1.6.7",
            "1.6.6",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:24.159875771Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.5.14",
        "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.14",
        "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc5",
        "https://roundcube.net/news/2026/03/18/security-updates-1.7-rc5-1.6.14-1.5.14",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35541.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35541",
        "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/2e6a99b2a38110907ea8d3be8e59ec3d5802c394",
        "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6a275676a8043083c05c961914d830b79e2490d4",
        "https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/6fa2bddc59b9c9fd31cad4a9e2954a208d793dce"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-843"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "mitre",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35541.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490394,
  "published_at": "2026-04-03T03:50:47.422+00:00"
}