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OX Dovecot Pro CVE-2026-40016

| EUVD-2026-29470 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-05-12 OX GHSA-m97m-74mq-mqc6
5.3
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
May 12, 2026 - 14:16 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 12, 2026 - 13:28 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

OX Dovecot Pro allows authenticated users to upload malicious Sieve scripts via ManageSieve protocol or local access that bypass configured CPU time limits by up to 130 times, enabling denial of service through server performance degradation. The vulnerability requires low-privilege authenticated access and medium attack complexity, affecting availability without compromising confidentiality or integrity. …

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CVE-2026-40016 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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