CVE-2025-59031

dovecot: Dovecot: Information disclosure via specially crafted OOXML documents

Published Mar 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dovecot has provided a script to use for attachment to text conversion. This script unsafely handles zip-style attachments. Attacker can use specially crafted OOXML documents to cause unintended files on the system to be indexed and subsequently ending up in FTS indexes. Do not use the provided script, instead, use something else like FTS tika. No publicly available exploits are known.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4556-1 dovecot security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6197-1 dovecot security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8136-1 Dovecot vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dovecot
Dovecot dovecot
Open-xchange dovecot
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dovecot
Dovecot dovecot
Open-xchange dovecot
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Pro
Vendors & Products Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Pro
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unsafe Attachment Conversion Script Allows Unauthorized File Indexing via Crafted OOXML dovecot: Dovecot: Information disclosure via specially crafted OOXML documents
Weaknesses CWE-611
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unsafe Attachment Conversion Script Allows Unauthorized File Indexing via Crafted OOXML
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Dovecot has provided a script to use for attachment to text conversion. This script unsafely handles zip-style attachments. Attacker can use specially crafted OOXML documents to cause unintended files on the system to be indexed and subsequently ending up in FTS indexes. Do not use the provided script, instead, use something else like FTS tika. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OX
Published
Updated
Mar 27, 2026, 7:42 PM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2025, 2:22 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 27, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 27, 2026, 8:10 AM