Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to 0.6.5 and 0.5.15, when Net::IMAP#id is called with a hash argument, although the ID field value strings are correctly quoted (escaping quoted specials), they were not validated to prohibit CRLF sequences. While Net::IMAP#enable does process its arguments for aliases, it does not validate them as valid atoms (or as a list of valid atoms). The #to_s value is sent verbatim. Arguments to either command could be used by an attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.5 and 0.5.15.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00131.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
ruby net-imap affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 0.6.0, < 0.6.4.1 affected —
< 0.5.15 affected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-46q3-7gv7-qmgg Net::IMAP: Command Injection via ID command argument
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https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-46q3-7gv7-qmgg cve-icon
History

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ruby-lang
Ruby-lang net::imap
Vendors & Products Ruby-lang
Ruby-lang net::imap

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to 0.6.5 and 0.5.15, when Net::IMAP#id is called with a hash argument, although the ID field value strings are correctly quoted (escaping quoted specials), they were not validated to prohibit CRLF sequences. While Net::IMAP#enable does process its arguments for aliases, it does not validate them as valid atoms (or as a list of valid atoms). The #to_s value is sent verbatim. Arguments to either command could be used by an attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.5 and 0.5.15.
Title Net::IMAP: Command Injection via ID command argument
Weaknesses CWE-77
CWE-93
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T12:06:49.157Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T22:54:18.272Z

Link: CVE-2026-47242

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Updated: 2026-06-23T12:06:45.712Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-24T16:07:41Z

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