# CVE-2020-12641: Roundcube Webmail Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2020-12641: Roundcube Webmail Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2020-12641
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:44Z

- Published: 2020-05-04 14:58 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 84.5%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-06-22, federal due date 2023-07-13, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Roundcube: Roundcube Webmail

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12641)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12641)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00083.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00083.html)
- [https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-12641-Command%20Injection-Roundcube](https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-12641-Command%20Injection-Roundcube)
- [https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/fcfb099477f353373c34c8a65c9035b06b364db3](https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/commit/fcfb099477f353373c34c8a65c9035b06b364db3)
- [https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.3...1.4.4](https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/compare/1.4.3...1.4.4)
- [https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.4](https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.4.4)
- [https://roundcube.net/news/2020/04/29/security-updates-1.4.4-1.3.11-and-1.2.10](https://roundcube.net/news/2020/04/29/security-updates-1.4.4-1.3.11-and-1.2.10)
- [https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-41](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-41)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2020-12641 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2020-12641.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2020-12641 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:03:54.766Z