CVE-2026-42246
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
net-imap vulnerable to STARTTLS stripping via invalid response timing
Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.3.10, 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, a man-in-the-middle attacker can cause Net::IMAP#starttls to return "successfully", without starting TLS. This issue has been patched in versions 0.3.10, 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
net-imap
- Vendor
- ruby
- Product
- net-imap
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.3.10 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 0.4.0, < 0.4.24 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 0.5.0, < 0.5.14 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 0.6.0, < 0.6.4 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |