VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-42256
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-09
Last modified2026-07-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-770
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch
- security-advisories@github.com — Release Notes
- security-advisories@github.com — Release Notes
- security-advisories@github.com — Release Notes
- security-advisories@github.com — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory