An attacker can cause uncontrolled memory usage with excessive bracing over IMAP. The fix in CVE-2026-27857 was incomplete, only blocking one way of doing this, so there was still another way left open. In particular, the fix was for closing braces, but you could still use open braces to bypass the limit. Using excessive bracing, attacker can cause memory usage up to configured memory limit. Install fixed version, or configure vsz_limit for imap process to low value. No publicly available exploits are known.
References
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| https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.json | Issue Tracking |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
18 May 2026, 17:22
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.jsonĀ - Issue Tracking | |
| First Time |
Dovecot
Dovecot dovecot Open-xchange Open-xchange dovecot |
12 May 2026, 14:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-12 14:17
Updated : 2026-05-18 17:22
NVD link : CVE-2026-42006
Mitre link : CVE-2026-42006
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42006
JSON object : View
Products Affected
dovecot
- dovecot
open-xchange
- dovecot
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
