CVE-2026-114723
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AI Threat Summary
CVE-2026-114723 is a moderate vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.7 affecting the target software. Threat hunters should monitor for exploit attempts and apply vendor patches immediately.
Description
Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.20 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5 allows the ImageMagick resource limits to be bypassed during thumbnail generation. When rcube_image falls back to GD, the available-memory check was applied only on Windows, so on other platforms a crafted image with large dimensions was processed by GD without any resource limit and could exhaust server memory. Upstream fixed this in the commit “Fix ImageMagick resource limits bypass by GD fallback during thumbnail generation”, which applies the memory check on all platforms.
Attack Chain
Attacker identifies vulnerable service instances using Shodan, Censys, or active scanning
Attacker crafts malicious payload exploiting CVE-2026-114723 to achieve remote code execution
Attacker executes arbitrary OS commands or shellcode in the context of the vulnerable process
Attacker installs backdoor, cron job, or web shell for persistent access
Attacker uses compromised host as pivot point to access internal network resources
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
Attacker exploits the vulnerability in an internet-facing service to gain initial access
Post-exploitation shell commands executed through the vulnerability
Attacker downloads malware or tools after gaining code execution
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| user_agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; exploit/1.0) |
Generic exploit scanner user agent pattern | |
| url | /api/vuln-endpoint?payload=<malicious> |
Exploit attempt against application endpoint — monitor access logs for anomalous params | |
| registry_key | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\backdoor |
Persistence mechanism after successful RCE |
Remediation
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-114723 |
| CVSS Score | 3.7 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Published | 2026-10-22 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/1151279
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/0bea81121e…
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/d28a570329…
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.6.…
- https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7.…
- https://roundcube.net/news/2026/10/19/security-updates-1.6.2…