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.
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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
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Jul 13, 2023.
Official advisories
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.
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.
Jun 22, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jul 13, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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
- Mailing List · lists.opensuse.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.eclecticiq.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cert.gov.ua
- Exploit · github.com
- Patch · github.com
- Release Notes · github.com
- Release Notes · github.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · go.recordedfuture.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- CISA note · roundcube.net
- Third Party Advisory · security.gentoo.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · recordedfuture.com
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.