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OVHcloud Email EUVDEUVD-2026-94378

| CVE-2026-33586 MEDIUM
Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default (CWE-1188)
2026-10-07 ENISA GHSA-rpc3-43rh-hpm4
6.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: ENISA
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to OVH mail with valid account
  2. Exploit
    Forge Envelope-from and From as target OVH domain
  3. Execution
    Pass SPF validation via include:mx.ovh.com
  4. Impact
    Deliver spoofed email to recipients for phishing/BEC

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Secure default settings
Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid, authenticated OVH email account (PR:L) with access to OVH's outbound SMTP servers. The spoofing succeeds specifically against OVH-hosted recipient domains whose DNS uses OVH's default SPF record containing include:mx.ovh.com, because that record authorizes the shared mx.ovh.com infrastructure for every such domain. Limiting factors: exploitation is constrained to domains relying on this default/shared SPF configuration, and the practical impact is reduced for victim domains that enforce DMARC with DKIM alignment, since a passing SPF check on a shared relay does not satisfy From-header alignment - only SPF-only or misaligned-DMARC domains are fully spoofable.

Impact

This is a real but moderate, bounded risk rather than a critical priority. The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 (Medium) is driven entirely by subsequent-system integrity impact (SI:H) with no confidentiality, availability, or vulnerable-system impact (VC:N/VI:N/VA:N) - correctly reflecting that this is an email sender-spoofing/authentication-bypass flaw, not a data-exposure or code-execution issue. The vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) shows network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation that still requires a valid authenticated OVH account (PR:L), which meaningfully limits the attacker pool to anyone who can register/hold any OVH mailbox. Notably, the input CVSS 4.0 vector includes E:A (Exploitation: Attacked), which suggests the vendor/reporter believes exploitation has been observed; however, there is no CISA KEV entry and no POC flag in the provided data, so per analysis rules this is treated as 'no public exploit identified' while flagging the E:A/KEV discrepancy. No EPSS score was provided, so widespread-exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The 'Information Disclosure' tag conflicts with the CVSS impact profile (VC:N, SI:H), indicating the tag is mislabeled - this is a spoofing/integrity issue, not disclosure. Net: a credible cross-domain spoofing/phishing-enablement weakness worth remediating, but its impact is further constrained by whether victim domains enforce DMARC with DKIM alignment, which would blunt From-header forgery even when SPF passes.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers or obtains any valid OVH email account, authenticates to OVH's SMTP servers, and sends messages with a forged 'From' and 'Envelope-from' set to a victim OVH-hosted domain (e.g. billing@victim-company.fr). Because the victim domain's default SPF record authorizes mx.ovh.com, the forged mail passes SPF validation and lands as apparently-legitimate, enabling convincing phishing or business-email-compromise. No public exploit code is identified, and the technique requires only standard authenticated SMTP, so no special tooling is needed.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Email spoofing is possible through OVHcloud's shared mail servers, allowing any authenticated OVH email user to forge the sender address to impersonate any OVH-hosted domain that uses the default SPF record include:mx.ovh.com. This vulnerability affects OVHcloud's email service and is assessed as a moderate, bounded risk because exploitation requires a valid account and is mitigated by DMARC with DKIM alignment. The issue stems from an insecure default SPF configuration that authorizes the shared mx.ovh.com infrastructure for all domains using the default record.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch is specified in the available data. Domain owners should update their SPF records to remove 'include:mx.ovh.com' and implement DMARC with DKIM alignment to prevent spoofing. OVHcloud customers can follow the guidance in the referenced troubleshooting guide at https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/web-cloud/email-and-collaborative-solutions/troubleshooting/email-rejected-cross-domain-spoofing. OVHcloud should consider changing the default SPF policy to avoid authorizing the shared mail infrastructure for all hosted domains. As a compensating control, enable cross-domain spoofing protection if available.

Affected VersionsENISA

OVHcloud 0 <2026-07-20

Affected Packages

euvd ovhcloud fix: 2026-07-20

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability stems from CWE-1188 (Insecure Default Initialization of Resource), where OVHcloud's default SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record for hosted domains includes 'include:mx.ovh.com', authorizing all OVH mail servers to send email on behalf of those domains. This shared infrastructure allows any authenticated user with an OVH email account to manipulate the SMTP envelope 'Envelope-from' and 'From' header fields, sending messages that appear to originate from other OVH-hosted domains. Because the SPF record explicitly permits mx.ovh.com, these forged messages pass SPF checks. The affected product is OVHcloud's email service (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ovhcloud:ovhcloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The practical impact is reduced for domains that enforce DMARC with DKIM alignment, as a passing SPF check on a shared relay does not satisfy From-header alignment.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ENISA) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:A
vuln.today AI 5.0 MEDIUM

Authenticated OVH account gives PR:L; forging sender identity on behalf of other domains crosses a trust boundary (S:C) with limited integrity impact (I:L) and no confidentiality or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ENISA).

CVSS VectorVendor: ENISA

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
High
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 07, 2026 - 17:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 07, 2026 - 15:00 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Authenticated users are able to manipulate both the SMTP envelope “Envelope-from” and “From” fields when sending emails through OVH mail servers.

Due to OVH's default SPF configuration, which commonly includes include:mx.ovh.com, any authenticated user with a valid OVH email account can send messages that appear to originate from any OVH-hosted domains using the default SPF record. Since the SPF policy explicitly authorizes OVH mail servers (mx.ovh.com) to send mail on behalf of these domains, forged messages successfully pass SPF validation despite not being authorized by the impersonated domain owner.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
High
OVHcloud is a major European hosting/email provider with broad domain footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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