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CVE-2026-42256

Net::IMAP

Description

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. From versions 0.4.0 to before 0.4.24, 0.5.0 to before 0.5.14, and 0.6.0 to before 0.6.4, when authenticating a connection with SCRAM-SHA1 or SCRAM-SHA256, a hostile server can perform a computational denial-of-service attack on the client process by sending a big iteration count value. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.

CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.299%Risk 0.67
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Published
2026-05-09 20:16:28
Affected versions
>=0.4.0,<0.4.24,>=0.5.0,<0.5.14,>=0.6.0,<0.6.4
Type
Package
Last modified
2026-07-24 19:10:00
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H