CVE-2026-104658

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProducthMailServer
PublishedOct 8, 2026
First seenOct 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-807CWE-807

How to fix

Update
  • Progressive Robot Ltd hMailServer6.3.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Progressive Robot Ltd hMailServer6.3.4 ≤ v < 6.3.66.3.6

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