CVE-2020-12641: Roundcube Webmail Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
rcubeimage.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for imconvertpath or imidentifypath.
Published May 4, 2020 · Updated Jun 17, 2026
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Advisory details
From the National Vulnerability Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.
References
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-12641-Command%20Injection-Roundcube
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/fcfb099477f353373c34c8a65c9035b06b364db3
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.3...1.4.4
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.4
- https://roundcube.net/news/2020/04/29/security-updates-1.4.4-1.3.11-and-1.2.10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-41
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12641
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