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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | High | 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0031, the 24th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-vcgp-9326-pqcp
- OSV: GHSA-vcgp-9326-pqcp
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-vcgp-9326-pqcp
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42246
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/0ede4c40b1523dfeaf95777b2678e54cc0fd9618
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/24a4e770b43230286a05aa2a9746cdbb3eb8485e
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/97e2488fb5401a1783bddd959dde007d9fbce42c
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/f79d35bf5833f186e81044c57c843eda30c873da
- github.com/ruby/net-imap
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.3.10
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.4.24
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.5.14
- github.com/ruby/net-imap/releases/tag/v0.6.4
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/net-imap/CVE-2026-42246.yml