CVE-2026-42246 (GCVE-0-2026-42246)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-09 19:33
Modified
2026-08-24 12:06
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CWE
Summary
Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.3.10, 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, a man-in-the-middle attacker can cause Net::IMAP#starttls to return "successfully", without starting TLS. This issue has been patched in versions 0.3.10, 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.
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