CVE-2026-40016

Name
CVE-2026-40016
Description
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.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
security@open-xchange.com https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.json

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* dovecot >= None < 2.4.4
cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* dovecot >= None < 3.1.5

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
dovecot edge-main 2.4.3-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.3-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.2-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.2-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.1-r3 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.1-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.1-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.0-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.4.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.21.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.19.1-r6 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.19.1-r5 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.15-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.13-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.11.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.10.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.9.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.9.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.7.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.6-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.4.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot edge-main 2.3.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.23-main 2.4.3-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.23-main 2.4.3-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.23-main 2.4.2-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.4.1-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.21.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.19.1-r5 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.15-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.13-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.11.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.10.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.9.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.9.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.7.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.6-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.4.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.22-main 2.3.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.21.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.19.1-r5 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.15-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.13-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.11.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.10.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.9.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.9.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.7.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.6-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.4.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.21-main 2.3.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.21.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.19.1-r5 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.15-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.13-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.11.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.10.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.9.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.9.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.7.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.6-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.4.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.20-main 2.3.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.21-r17 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.19.1-r5 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.15-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.13-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.11.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.10.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.9.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.9.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.7.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.6-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.4.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
dovecot 3.19-main 2.3.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable