CVE-2026-42256

CVE-2026-42256CVE-2026-42256

ruby-lang / net\

Description

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. From versions 0.4.0 to before 0.4.24, 0.5.0 to before 0.5.14, and 0.6.0 to before 0.6.4, when authenticating a connection with SCRAM-SHA1 or SCRAM-SHA256, a hostile server can perform a computational denial-of-service attack on the client process by sending a big iteration count value. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.

Scoring

CVSS 6.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Last modified2026-07-24
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.