CVE-2026-104658

Status: DeferredHigh (7.8)—

The Linux live-update apply helper (hmailserver-update) of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.3.4 and 6.3.5 runs as root on a request file written by the unprivileged hmailserver service account, and took from that request the program used to verify an AppImage update's signature and the systemd unit to stop before reading the service account's files. An attacker who already runs code as the hmailserver service account, for example through another flaw in the mail server, can therefore have arbitrary code executed as root, on any Linux installation where the live update's path unit is active - the default for the project's .deb and .rpm packages - and on AppImage installations run under that unit.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.11%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 1
Score date: 10/14/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %
Secondary impactT1098 Account Manipulationpersistence · privilege escalation70 %

Acceso local (AV:L) sin interacción del usuario (UI:N), con privilegios de la cuenta hmailserver (PR:L), que escala a root mediante parámetros controlables en archivo de solicitud leído por helper setuid. Ejecución de código arbitrario como root y control de cuenta administrativa resultante.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Execution Prevention Disable or Remove Feature or Program User Account Management Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Hmailserver — Hmailserver^AI

CWEs

CWE-807

References

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