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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-40020
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 | 15:40
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Attacker can use the IMAP SETACL command to inject the anyone permission to user's dovecot-acl file even if imap_acl_allow_anyone=no. This causes folders to be spammed to all users. The impact is limited to being able to spam folders to other users, no unexpected access is gained. Install to fixed version. 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-284Improper Access Control
Type: cwe
CWE ID: CWE-284
Description: Improper Access Control
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.13.1LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Version: 3.1
Base score: 3.1
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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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
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vendor-advisory
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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