CVE-2025-15366

The imaplib module, when passed a user-controlled command, can have additional commands injected using newlines. Mitigation rejects commands containing control characters.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6262704b134db2a4ba12e85ecfbd968534f28b45
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143921
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143922
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/DD7C7JZJYTBXMDOWKCEIEBJLBRU64OMR/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 Jan 2026, 23:16

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20 Jan 2026, 22:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-20 22:15

Updated : 2026-01-26 15:05

NVD link : CVE-2025-15366

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15366

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15366

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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