CVE-2026-87864: IMAP APPEND plus CRLF conversion command injection

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 29 Oct 2026. If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

0.2%

EPSS score, percentile 12.7 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?

Not scored

The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• 8.21.0 through 8.21.0
• 8.20.0 through 8.20.0
• 8.19.0 through 8.19.0
• 8.18.0 through 8.18.0
• 8.17.0 through 8.17.0
• 8.16.0 through 8.16.0

and 6 more in the table below

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

This summary is based on the CVE record as of 29 Oct 2026. Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

And 102 more version entries in the CVE record.

Source: CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

Enabling `CURLOPT_CRLF` causes curl to advertise the raw input byte count in the `IMAP APPEND {N}` literal while transmitting line-ending expanded data. The server reads only $N$ bytes for the payload, causing the remaining overflow bytes to be interpreted and executed as pipelined IMAP commands within the authenticated session.

Summary: CVE record, as of 29 Oct 2026.

• CISA has not added CVE-2026-87864 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
• The CVE record was published on 20 Oct 2026.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.2% (percentile 12.7), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
• The credits in the CVE record name AISLE as finder.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

IMAP APPEND plus CRLF conversion command injection

Enabling `CURLOPT_CRLF` causes curl to advertise the raw input byte count in the `IMAP APPEND {N}` literal while transmitting line-ending expanded data. The server reads only $N$ bytes for the payload, causing the remaining overflow bytes to be interpreted and executed as pipelined IMAP commands within the authenticated session.

Source: CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

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