Description
The imaplib module, when passed a user-controlled command, can have additional commands injected using newlines. Mitigation rejects commands containing control characters.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 5.9/10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python Software Foundation | CPython | < 3.13.15; >= 3.14.0, < 3.14.7; >= 3.15.0a1, < 3.15.0a6 |
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/298182272a740ce2016aee2f54acbd0bba1944c1
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6262704b134db2a4ba12e85ecfbd968534f28b45
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71926d943c05bde79bd2a866933103541d91b6a2
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d0921efb665aff26b378f495e5ff84f7e3fe649d
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f2cd7ef89aa8a0dcbc7283bbd39548b76f2a736a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143921
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143922
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/DD7C7JZJYTBXMDOWKCEIEBJLBRU64OMR/
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 20, 2026
- Last modified
- Aug 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred