CVE-2026-40020

Name
CVE-2026-40020
Description
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.
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