Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-20247  

isync/mbsync didn't validate the mailbox names returned by IMAP LIST/LSUB, which would allow a malicious/compromised server to use specially crafted mailbox names containing '..' path components to access data outside the designated mailbox on the opposite end of the synchronization channel. This is fixed in mbsync versions 1.3.5 and 1.4.1.

Severity High

Remote Yes

Type Directory traversal

Description

isync/mbsync didn't validate the mailbox names returned by IMAP LIST/LSUB, which would allow a malicious/compromised server to use specially crafted mailbox names containing '..' path components to access data outside the designated mailbox on the opposite end of the  synchronization channel. This is fixed in mbsync versions 1.3.5 and 1.4.1.

AVG-1598 isync 1.3.3-1 1.3.5-1 High Fixed

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/22/1
https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/ci/fe5d59f8e3169944e57eb1c60155c9ebd4912d48/