CVE-2026-40019

dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service via truncated quoted argument in ManageSieve

Published Aug 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An unauthenticated attacker can send a truncated quoted argument to the ManageSieve login process, which makes it spin in an infinite loop consuming CPU. This can cause degradation or denial of service for Sieve script management, and repeated connections can consume all available CPU on the server. Monitor system for abnormal CPU usage and kill the offending process. Restrict network access to the ManageSieve service to trusted clients. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Ce
Vendors & Products Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Ce
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Title Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in ManageSieve Login on OX Dovecot dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service via truncated quoted argument in ManageSieve
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics threat_severity

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Metrics ssvc

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

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Title Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in ManageSieve Login on OX Dovecot
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Description An unauthenticated attacker can send a truncated quoted argument to the ManageSieve login process, which makes it spin in an infinite loop consuming CPU. This can cause degradation or denial of service for Sieve script management, and repeated connections can consume all available CPU on the server. Monitor system for abnormal CPU usage and kill the offending process. Restrict network access to the ManageSieve service to trusted clients. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OX
Published
Updated
Aug 28, 2026, 2:58 PM
Reserved
Apr 8, 2026, 9:59 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 28, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Sep 3, 2026, 6:13 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 28, 2026, 10:12 AM