CVE-2026-27858

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

Published Mar 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Attacker can send a specifically crafted message before authentication that causes managesieve to allocate large amount of memory.
Attacker can force managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process. Protect access to managesieve protocol, or install fixed version. 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
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 Memory Allocation Denial of Service via Crafted Managesieve Message dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory Allocation Denial of Service via Crafted Managesieve Message
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Attacker can send a specifically crafted message before authentication that causes managesieve to allocate large amount of memory. Attacker can force managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process. Protect access to managesieve protocol, or install fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OX
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:12 AM
Reserved
Feb 24, 2026, 8:46 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 27, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 27, 2026, 8:10 AM