CVE-2026-42006

EUVD-2026-29473
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 22%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
dovecotdovecot
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< 2.4.4
open-xchangedovecot
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< 3.1.5
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
dovecot
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u6
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u4
fixed
forky
1:2.4.4+dfsg1-1
fixed
sid
1:2.4.4+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u6
fixed