CVE-2026-42006
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-42006 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | OX |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-12 14:17:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-10 12:16:49 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.004540000 probability, percentile 0.364560000 (date 2026-07-13)
Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-770 | CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Open-xchange | Dovecot | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Open-Xchange GmbH | OX Dovecot Pro | affected 3.0.5 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Open-Xchange GmbH | OX Dovecot Pro | affected 3.1.4 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Open-Xchange GmbH | OX Dovecot Pro | affected 2.4.3 semver | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.json | [email protected] | documentation.open-xchange.com | Issue Tracking |
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42006.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42006 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2026-05-12T14:02:01.841Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-05-12T13:28:46.922Z | Made public. |
Workarounds
ADP: To mitigate this issue, administrators can configure the `vsz_limit` setting for the Dovecot IMAP process to a lower value. This limits the virtual memory size available to the IMAP process, preventing excessive memory consumption. Example configuration in `/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf`: ``` service imap { vsz_limit = 256M } ``` After modifying the configuration, restart the Dovecot service for the changes to take effect. ```bash systemctl restart dovecot ``` Setting `vsz_limit` too low may impact legitimate IMAP operations. *Restarting the dovecot service will temporarily interrupt mail services.