CVE-2019-18928

cyrus-admin: Cyrus IMAP 2.5.x before 2.5.14 and 3.x before 3.0.12 allows privilegeescalation because an HTTP request may be interp...

CVE-2019-18928 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by cyrus-admin 3.0.12-1, released November 14, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0239
84th percentile

Cyrus IMAP 2.5.x before 2.5.14 and 3.x before 3.0.12 allows privilegeescalation because an HTTP request may be interpreted in the authenticationcontext of an unrelated previous request that arrived over the sameconnection.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
cyrus-admin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-admin 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-admin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-admin 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-admin · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-admin 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-caldav · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-caldav 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-caldav · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-caldav 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-caldav · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-caldav 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-clients · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-clients 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-clients · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-clients 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-clients · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-clients 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-common 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-common 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-common · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-common 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-imapd · RHEL 8 0:3.0.7-19.el8 RHSA-2020:4655 Nov 4, 2020
cyrus-imapd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-imapd 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-imapd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-imapd 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-imapd · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-imapd 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-imapd · ol 8 0:3.0.7-19.el8 ELSA-2020-4655 Nov 10, 2020
cyrus-imapd-utils · RHEL 8 0:3.0.7-19.el8 RHSA-2020:4655 Nov 4, 2020
cyrus-imapd-utils · ol 8 0:3.0.7-19.el8 ELSA-2020-4655 Nov 10, 2020
cyrus-imapd-vzic · RHEL 8 0:3.0.7-19.el8 RHSA-2020:4655 Nov 4, 2020
cyrus-imapd-vzic · ol 8 0:3.0.7-19.el8 ELSA-2020-4655 Nov 10, 2020
cyrus-murder · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-murder 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-murder · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-murder 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-murder · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-murder 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-nntpd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-nntpd 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-nntpd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-nntpd 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-nntpd · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-nntpd 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-pop3d · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-pop3d 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-pop3d · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-pop3d 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-pop3d · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-pop3d 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
cyrus-replication · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 cyrus-replication 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
cyrus-replication · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-replication 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
cyrus-replication · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 cyrus-replication 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026
libcyrus-imap-perl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 libcyrus-imap-perl 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1+esm1 Aug 31, 2021
libcyrus-imap-perl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.0.12-1 libcyrus-imap-perl 3.0.12-1 Nov 14, 2019
libcyrus-imap-perl · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.12-1 libcyrus-imap-perl 3.0.12-1 Jan 16, 2026

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