CVE-2026-47241

Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via incomplete raw argument validation

LOW
2.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 2026 at 08:11 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNet::IMAP

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Severity
LOW2.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to 0.6.5 and 0.5.15, several Net::IMAP commands accept a raw string argument which is only validated to prevent CRLF injection and then sent verbatim. If this string is derived from user-controlled input, an attacker can force the next command to be absorbed as a continuation of the first command. This will cause the first command to eventually fail, but also prevents it from returning until another command is sent (from another thread). That other command will not return until the connection is closed. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.5 and 0.5.15.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 0.5.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 0.6.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

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CVSS

2.1LOWGitHub_M
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Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-162CWE-182CWE-186

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