CVE-2020-37248 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-37248

Vendor Offlineimap
Product OfflineIMAP
Weakness CWE-348
Published June 8, 2026
Last update June 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

OfflineIMAP before 8.0.3 trusts the server with their STARTTLS capability prior to authentication, which allows STRIPTLS/man-in-the-middle attacks, taking over the connection and extracting account credentials in cleartext.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 8, 2026 CVE published
June 8, 2026 Record updated