CVE-2026-35541 (GCVE-0-2026-35541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-03 03:50 – Updated: 2026-04-03 12:52
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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.
Severity ?
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Roundcube Webmail Affected: 0 , < 1.5.14 (semver)
Affected: 1.6.0 , < 1.6.14 (semver)
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