CVE-2026-40016
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Attacker can upload a malicious Sieve script over ManageSieve service (or locally) to bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve up to 130 times of the configured limit. Attacker can use this to degrade server performance and bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve scripts. Install fixed version, or alternatively prevent direct access to Sieve scripts via ManageSieve or local access. No publicly available exploits are known.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (26)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1510OX Dovecot Pro: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OX Dovecot Pro ausnutzen, um SQL-Injection-Angriffe durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/html/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.html#cve-2026-40020-imap-folders-can-be-shared-spammed-to-everyonePatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40016cnnvd
- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.jsonenisa_euvd
- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.jsonVendor Advisorynvd
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