CVE-2026-40016

MEDIUM

OX Dovecot Pro < 2.3.0 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via Sieve Script CPU Limit Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 3.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (3)
dovecot/dovecot < 2.4.4
open-xchange/dovecot < 3.1.5
Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot Pro < 2.3.0
Published May 12, 2026
Tracked Since May 12, 2026