CVE-2026-101281
Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC SPF Macro opendmarc_spf.c opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain improper authentication
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.9
Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC SPF Macro opendmarc_spf.c opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain improper authentication
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-101281- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-88599
6.9
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-88599- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvpv-g9f4-87fc
5.5
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this...
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
GHSA-fvpv-g9f4-87fc- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-101281- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC SPF Macro opendmarc_spf.c opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain improper authentication
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-101281- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-101281
5.5
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101281- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-101281
5.5
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101281- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opendmarcDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-21.4.2-31.4.2-41.4.2-4.11.4.2-4.1~exp11.4.2-51.4.2-5.1 |
None known |
opendmarcDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-51.4.2-5.1 |
None known |
opendmarcDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-51.4.2-5.1 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.1+dfsg-21.3.1+dfsg-31.3.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-21.3.2-31.3.2-3ubuntu0.11.3.2-3ubuntu0.2 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-61.3.2-71.3.2-7ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0~beta1+dfsg-61.4.1.1-11.4.1.1-21.4.2-1 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-31.4.2-41.4.2-4.1build11.4.2-4.1build2 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-5.1build1 |
None known |
opendmarcUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-5.11.4.2-5.1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-101281 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Trusted Domain Project Opendmarc, published September 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vuldb.com/vuln/411038
vuldb.com/vuln/411038/cti
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-101281
vuldb.com/submit/918284
github.com/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/issues/262
github.com/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/pull/328
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xuyongzhe-vt.github.io/share/opendmarc-spf-postmaster-macro.html
github.com/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/commit/c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101281
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvpv-g9f4-87fc
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/101xxx/CVE-2026-101281.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-101281
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-101281
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-101281