CVE-2026-114731: Roundcube Webmail uncontrolled resource consumption in CSS proxy

CVE-2026-114731 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-10-22

Roundcube Webmail is an email client that runs in a web browser. An attacker can force the server to download and store unlimited amounts of data from a malicious CSS stylesheet, exhausting server memory and potentially causing a denial of service. This could render the email service unavailable to legitimate users.

Technologies: Roundcube Webmail. Vendors: Roundcube.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-114731 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-114731 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-114731?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 22 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.20 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-114731?
Yes: fixed in Roundcube Webmail 1.6.20, 1.7.5. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-114731 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-114731?
Check whether you run Roundcube Webmail at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: Roundcube Webmail 1.6.20, 1.7.5

Technical details

The vulnerability is an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw in the CSS proxy (utils/modcss action) that reads stylesheet content into memory without size limits or read timeouts. An attacker can supply a URL to a malicious stylesheet hosted on an attacker-controlled server, causing the Roundcube server to consume unbounded memory. The fix implements a 5 MB size cap, streams the response, and applies a read timeout.

Affected products

  • Roundcube Webmail before 1.6.20 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5

Timeline

  • 2026-10-22: disclosed
  • 2026-10-19: patched

References

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