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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-40016
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-OX
Assigner Org ID-8ce71d90-2354-404b-a86e-bec2cc4e6981
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-12 May, 2026 | 13:28
Updated At-12 May, 2026 | 15:38
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
Open-Xchange AGOpen-Xchange GmbH
Product
OX Dovecot Pro
Modules
  • core
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 2.3.0 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
cweCWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Type: cwe
CWE ID: CWE-400
Description: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.json
vendor-advisory
Hyperlink: https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.json
Resource:
vendor-advisory
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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