Description
Attacker can use the IMAP SETACL command to inject the anyone permission to user's dovecot-acl file even if imap_acl_allow_anyone=no. This causes folders to be spammed to all users. The impact is limited to being able to spam folders to other users, no unexpected access is gained. Install to fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 3.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4617-1 dovecot security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6313-1 dovecot security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8365-1 Dovecot vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title dovecot: dovecot: Denial of Service via IMAP SETACL command injection
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 18 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title IMAP SETACL Allows Injection of Anyone Permission in Dovecot ACL File

Mon, 18 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dovecot
Dovecot dovecot
Open-xchange dovecot
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dovecot
Dovecot dovecot
Open-xchange dovecot

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Pro
Vendors & Products Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Pro

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title IMAP SETACL Allows Injection of Anyone Permission in Dovecot ACL File

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Attacker can use the IMAP SETACL command to inject the anyone permission to user's dovecot-acl file even if imap_acl_allow_anyone=no. This causes folders to be spammed to all users. The impact is limited to being able to spam folders to other users, no unexpected access is gained. Install to fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


Subscriptions

Dovecot Dovecot
Open-xchange Dovecot Ox Dovecot Pro
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T15:40:12.510Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T09:59:59.342Z

Link: CVE-2026-40020

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T15:40:08.183Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-12T14:17:03.687

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:44:36.657

Link: CVE-2026-40020

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-12T13:28:46Z

Links: CVE-2026-40020 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T02:00:14Z