CVE-2026-42392
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes...
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
CVE-2026-42392- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-67675
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
EUVD-2026-67675- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cq8p-2j3r-5hxq
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes...
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
GHSA-cq8p-2j3r-5hxq- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
CVE-2026-42392- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-42392
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-42392- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-42392
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42392- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-42392
4.3
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42392- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-98277 No score
CVE-2026-42392 affecting package dovecot 2.3.20-1
An attacker that has valid credentials can send an invalid IMAP URLFETCH command, which causes uninitialized memory to be included in the error response returned to the client. Process memory contents can be disclosed to the client, which may include sensitive data. Disable the IMAP URLAUTH functionality. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Record
AZL-98277- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVMGASA-2026-0385 No score
Updated dovecot package fixes security vulnerabilities
submission-login: Panic when mail_max_userip_connections is reached: Panic: epoll_ctl(del, 8) failed: Bad file descriptor. (CVE-2026-33263) Dovecot IMAP LIST match_sub() Exponential Backtracking — CPU Denial of Service. (CVE-2026-33607) DoS by sending mail with bad header. (CVE-2026-27852) dsync: Mail content can cause dsync protocol injection. (CVE-2026-33606) SMTP Smuggling via Missing Dot-Stuffing After Bare Carriage Return. (CVE-2026-33604) IMAP THREAD REFERENCES O(N²) CPU DoS via Crafted References Header (index-thread-links.c). (CVE-2026-40014) pigeonhole: Stack Buffer Underflow in Pigeonhole ManageSieve CHECKSCRIPT/PUTSCRIPT. (CVE-2026-40013) managesieve-login: Pre-auth crash. (CVE-2026-33605) MySQL multi-byte escaping wrong. (CVE-2026-40018) v2.4.3 regression: managesieve-login pre-auth infinite loop. (CVE-2026-40019) imap-hibernate can be crashed. (CVE-2026-40015) IMAP THREAD O(M³) CPU DoS via CRC32 Hash Collision in strmap (mail-index-strmap.c / hash2.c). (CVE-2026-40017) IMAP Compression Can Reveal Whether a Small Synced Email Body Matches Sender-Chosen Text. (CVE-2026-40203) Sieve editheader RCE. (CVE-2026-42007) acl: lda_mailbox_autocreate can bypass acl restrictions. (CVE-2026-40204) OAuth2 passdb scope enforcement bypass via OR semantics in remote validation path. (CVE-2026-40205) XCLIENT FORWARD= bare token not namespaced, allows nopassword injection via trusted proxy. (CVE-2026-42008) Single NUL-Byte XCLIENT FORWARD Payload Crashes. (CVE-2026-42395) doveadm_password or api key length can still be leaked with timing comparisons. (CVE-2026-42393) Sieve resource usage tracking lost when active script changes. (CVE-2026-52681) imap-urlauth leaks memory into user-visible error messages. (CVE-2026-42392) auth: db-oauth2: aud claim used as fallback for missing scope claim. (CVE-2026-73208) imap-login crash: Self-recursion on zero-output decompress chunks. (CVE-2026-73209) imap: Pre-login memory/CPU growth with ID command. (CVE-2026-42391) IMAP: COMPRESS ZSTD can cause excessive memory usage. (CVE-2026-52687)
- Record
MGASA-2026-0385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11629-1 No score
dovecot24-2.4.5-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the dovecot24-2.4.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11629-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21720-1 No score
Security update for dovecot24
This update for dovecot24 fixes the following issues:
Update to 2.4.5.
- CVE-2026-33263:
submission-login: panic whenmail_max_userip_connectionsis reached (bsc#1276794). - CVE-2026-27852: DoS by sending mail with bad header (bsc#1276799).
- CVE-2026-33604: SMTP smuggling via missing dot-stuffing after bare carriage return (bsc#1276802).
- CVE-2026-33605:
managesieve-login: pre-auth crash (bsc#1276809). - CVE-2026-33606:
dsync: mail content can causedsyncprotocol injection (bsc#1276800). - CVE-2026-33607: IMAP
LISTmatch_sub()exponential backtracking leading to CPU denial of service (bsc#1276795). - CVE-2026-40013: stack buffer underflow in
pigeonholeManageSieveCHECKSCRIPT/PUTSCRIPT(bsc#1276807). - CVE-2026-40014: CPU DoS via crafted references header (bsc#1276804).
- CVE-2026-40015:
imap-hibernatecan be crashed (bsc#1276812). - CVE-2026-40017: CPU DoS via CRC32 hash collision in
strmap(bsc#1276813). - CVE-2026-40018: MySQL multi-byte escaping performed incorrectly (bsc#1276810).
- CVE-2026-40203: IMAP compression can reveal whether a small synced email body matches sender-chosen text (bsc#1276815).
- CVE-2026-40204:
lda_mailbox_autocreatecan bypass ACL restrictions (bsc#1276819). - CVE-2026-40205: OAuth2
passdbscope enforcement bypass via OR semantics in remote validation path (bsc#1276820). - CVE-2026-42007:
sieveeditheaderRCE (bsc#1276817). - CVE-2026-42008:
XCLIENT FORWARD= baretoken not namespaced (bsc#1276824). - CVE-2026-42391:
imap: pre-login memory/CPU growth withIDcommand (bsc#1276835). - CVE-2026-42392:
imap-urlauthleaks memory into user-visible error messages (bsc#1276829). - CVE-2026-42393:
doveadm_passwordor api key length can be leaked with timing comparisons (bsc#1276827). - CVE-2026-52687:
imap:COMPRESS ZSTDcan cause excessive memory usage (bsc#1276837). - CVE-2026-42395: single NUL-byte
XCLIENT FORWARDpayload crashes (bsc#1276826). - CVE-2026-52681:
sieveresource usage tracking lost when active script changes (bsc#1276828). - CVE-2026-73208:
auth:db-oauth2:audclaim used as fallback for missing scope claim (bsc#1276830). - CVE-2026-73209:
imap-logincrash due to self-recursion on zero-output decompress chunks (bsc#1276833).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21720-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:23595-1 No score
Security update for dovecot24
This update for dovecot24 fixes the following issues:
Update to 2.4.5.
- CVE-2026-33263:
submission-login: panic whenmail_max_userip_connectionsis reached (bsc#1276794). - CVE-2026-27852: DoS by sending mail with bad header (bsc#1276799).
- CVE-2026-33604: SMTP smuggling via missing dot-stuffing after bare carriage return (bsc#1276802).
- CVE-2026-33605:
managesieve-login: pre-auth crash (bsc#1276809). - CVE-2026-33606:
dsync: mail content can causedsyncprotocol injection (bsc#1276800). - CVE-2026-33607: IMAP
LISTmatch_sub()exponential backtracking leading to CPU denial of service (bsc#1276795). - CVE-2026-40013: stack buffer underflow in
pigeonholeManageSieveCHECKSCRIPT/PUTSCRIPT(bsc#1276807). - CVE-2026-40014: CPU DoS via crafted references header (bsc#1276804).
- CVE-2026-40015:
imap-hibernatecan be crashed (bsc#1276812). - CVE-2026-40017: CPU DoS via CRC32 hash collision in
strmap(bsc#1276813). - CVE-2026-40018: MySQL multi-byte escaping performed incorrectly (bsc#1276810).
- CVE-2026-40203: IMAP compression can reveal whether a small synced email body matches sender-chosen text (bsc#1276815).
- CVE-2026-40204:
lda_mailbox_autocreatecan bypass ACL restrictions (bsc#1276819). - CVE-2026-40205: OAuth2
passdbscope enforcement bypass via OR semantics in remote validation path (bsc#1276820). - CVE-2026-42007:
sieveeditheaderRCE (bsc#1276817). - CVE-2026-42008:
XCLIENT FORWARD= baretoken not namespaced (bsc#1276824). - CVE-2026-42391:
imap: pre-login memory/CPU growth withIDcommand (bsc#1276835). - CVE-2026-42392:
imap-urlauthleaks memory into user-visible error messages (bsc#1276829). - CVE-2026-42393:
doveadm_passwordor api key length can be leaked with timing comparisons (bsc#1276827). - CVE-2026-52687:
imap:COMPRESS ZSTDcan cause excessive memory usage (bsc#1276837). - CVE-2026-42395: single NUL-byte
XCLIENT FORWARDpayload crashes (bsc#1276826). - CVE-2026-52681:
sieveresource usage tracking lost when active script changes (bsc#1276828). - CVE-2026-73208:
auth:db-oauth2:audclaim used as fallback for missing scope claim (bsc#1276830). - CVE-2026-73209:
imap-logincrash due to self-recursion on zero-output decompress chunks (bsc#1276833).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:23595-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dovecotAlpine:v3.23 |
before 2.4.5-r0 | 2.4.5-r0 |
dovecotAlpine:v3.24 |
before 2.4.5-r0 | 2.4.5-r0 |
dovecotAzure Linux:3 |
through 2.3.20-1 | None known |
dovecotDebian:13 |
before 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u7, plus listed versions 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-61:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u11:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u21:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u31:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u41:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u51:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u6 |
1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u7 |
dovecotDebian:14 |
before 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-1, plus listed versions 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-61:2.4.1+dfsg1-71:2.4.1+dfsg1-81:2.4.1+dfsg1-91:2.4.2+dfsg1-1 Show 7 moreShow less1:2.4.2+dfsg1-21:2.4.2+dfsg1-31:2.4.2+dfsg1-41:2.4.3+dfsg1-11:2.4.3+dfsg1-21:2.4.4+dfsg1-11:2.4.4+dfsg1-2 |
1:2.4.5+dfsg1-1 |
dovecotMageia:10 From an advisory covering 25 CVEs |
before 2.4.5-2.mga10 | 2.4.5-2.mga10 |
dovecot24SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 From an advisory covering 24 CVEs |
before 2.4.4-160000.2.1 | 2.4.4-160000.2.1 |
dovecot24SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 From an advisory covering 24 CVEs |
before 2.4.4-160000.2.1 | 2.4.4-160000.2.1 |
dovecotUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.1.7-7ubuntu31:2.2.9-1ubuntu11:2.2.9-1ubuntu21:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.11:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.3 Show 7 moreShow less1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.41:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.51:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.61:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm11:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm21:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm31:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm4 |
None known |
dovecotUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.2.18-2ubuntu21:2.2.22-1ubuntu11:2.2.22-1ubuntu21:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.2 Show 11 moreShow less1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.31:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.41:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.61:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.71:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.81:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.91:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.101:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.111:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.121:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.131:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dovecotUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.2.27-3ubuntu11:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu11:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu21:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu31:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4 Show 8 moreShow less1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.11:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.21:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.31:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.41:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.51:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.61:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.71:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.8 |
None known |
dovecotUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu31:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu11:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu21:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu31:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1 Show 6 moreShow less1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.21:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.31:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.41:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.51:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.61:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7 |
None known |
dovecotUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.3.13+dfsg1-1ubuntu31:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu11:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu21:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.11:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.2 Show 5 moreShow less1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.41:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.61:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.71:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.81:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.9 |
None known |
dovecotUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.3.20+dfsg1-1ubuntu31:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu11:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu21:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu41:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu5 Show 6 moreShow less1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu61:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.11:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.21:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.31:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.41:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.5 |
None known |
dovecotUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu41:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu51:2.4.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu11:2.4.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu21:2.4.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1 |
None known |
dovecot24openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 22 CVEs |
before 2.4.5-1.1 | 2.4.5-1.1 |
dovecot24openSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 24 CVEs |
before 2.4.4-160000.2.1 | 2.4.4-160000.2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42392 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Open-xchange Gmbh Ox Dovecot Ce, published August 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in dovecot 2.4.5-r0.
References
documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0003.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42392
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cq8p-2j3r-5hxq
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-42392
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42392
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0385.html
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bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36219
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/1
documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/html/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0003.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202623595-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1276794
bugzilla.suse.com/1276795
bugzilla.suse.com/1276799
bugzilla.suse.com/1276800
bugzilla.suse.com/1276802
bugzilla.suse.com/1276804
bugzilla.suse.com/1276807
bugzilla.suse.com/1276809
bugzilla.suse.com/1276810
bugzilla.suse.com/1276812
bugzilla.suse.com/1276813
bugzilla.suse.com/1276815
bugzilla.suse.com/1276817
bugzilla.suse.com/1276819
bugzilla.suse.com/1276820
bugzilla.suse.com/1276824
bugzilla.suse.com/1276826
bugzilla.suse.com/1276827
bugzilla.suse.com/1276828
bugzilla.suse.com/1276829
bugzilla.suse.com/1276830
bugzilla.suse.com/1276833
bugzilla.suse.com/1276835
bugzilla.suse.com/1276837
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27852
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33263
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33604
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33605
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33606
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33607
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40013
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40014
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40015
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40017
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40018
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40203
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40204
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42007
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42008
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42391
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42392
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42393
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42395
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52681
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52687
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73208
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73209
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-42392
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42392
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40019
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4200