CVE-2020-12641

Exp

rcube_image.php in Roundcube Webmail before 1.4.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.

Published: 2020-05-04 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-12641 is rated Critical Active Threat (99.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.27%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-06-22) affecting Roundcube / Roundcube Webmail. a weakness (CWE-78) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2020-12641

Name: Roundcube Webmail Remote Code Execution Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-06-22

Action due: 2023-07-13

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-12641

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-12641

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-15 93.13% 93.27% +0.14%
2 2026-02-10 93.27% 93.13% -0.14%
3 2025-11-27 — 93.27% —

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-12641

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-12641

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-12641

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2020-12641 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (roundcube), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12641
gentoo normal CVE-2020-12641: 1 GLSA(s) (202007-41), 1 atom(s) (mail-client/roundcube); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-12641
ubuntu high CVE-2020-12641 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (roundcube), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 10, released 4, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12641

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-12641

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
roundcube webmail >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roundcube webmail >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse backports_sle 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse backports_sle 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-12641

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