Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2020-12641

Roundcube Webmail Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 4, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Roundcube Roundcube Webmail

Patch now

CVE-2020-12641 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 13, 2023. Confirm Roundcube Roundcube Webmail against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
84.46%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe opensuse/backports sle · cpe opensuse/leap · cpe roundcube/webmail · vendor Roundcube Roundcube Webmail

Roundcube Webmail contains an remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe opensuse/backports sle15.0
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.1
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.2
  • cpe roundcube/webmailversion unspecified
  • vendor Roundcube Roundcube Webmailversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-12641

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-12641 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 13, 2023. Confirm Roundcube Roundcube Webmail against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with opensuse/backports sle 15.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 84.46%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 4, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    Roundcube Webmail contains an remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.

  2. Jun 22, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jul 13, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Roundcube Webmail contains an remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-12641

    Roundcube Webmail contains an remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-12641

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-12641

    30-day exploitation probability 84.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-12641

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-12641

    Roundcube Webmail contains an remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code via shell metacharacters in a configuration setting for im_convert_path or im_identify_path.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.