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dovecot — security advisory
Sieve CPU resource usage is tracked in the compiled script, so an attacker that has valid credentials can reset the accounting by repeatedly changing the active script. Compiled script files are also not removed when a script is deleted or renamed. The configured Sieve CPU limit can be bypassed, allowing sustained CPU consumption, and the leftover files increase disk consumption. Both can cause degradation of service for mail delivery. Monitor system for abnormal CPU usage and disk consumption. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
- Products
- dovecot
- Affected versions
- 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1, 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1, 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u2, 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u3, 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u4, 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u5, 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u6, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u1, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u2, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u3, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u4, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u5, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u6, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-7, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-8, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-9, 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-1, 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-2, 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-3, 1:2.4.2+dfsg1-4, 1:2.4.3+dfsg1-1, 1:2.4.3+dfsg1-2, 1:2.4.4+dfsg1-1, 1:2.4.4+dfsg1-2
- Fixed versions
- 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u7, 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u7, 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-52681
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Sieve CPU resource usage is tracked in the compiled script, so an attacker that has valid credentials can reset the accounting by repeatedly changing the active script. Compiled script files are also not removed when a script is deleted or renamed. The configured Sieve CPU limit can be bypassed, allowing sustained CPU consumption, and the leftover files increase disk consumption. Both can cause degradation of service for mail delivery. Monitor system for abnormal CPU usage and disk consumption. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52681
dovecot
Fixed versions: 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u7
dovecot
Fixed versions: 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u7
dovecot
Fixed versions: 1:2.4.5+dfsg1-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-31T16:04:23.129821473Z",
"provider": "osv",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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