CVE-2026-0394
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.02
BB Relevance:
71/100
Published: 2026-03-27
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
Low
I:
None
A:
None
Description
When dovecot has been configured to use per-domain passwd files, and they are placed one path component above /etc, or slash has been added to allowed characters, path traversal can happen if the domain component is directory partial. This allows inadvertently reading /etc/passwd (or some other path which ends with passwd). If this file contains passwords, it can be used to authenticate wrongly, or if this is userdb, it can unexpectly make system users appear valid users. Upgrade to fixed version, or use different authentication scheme that does not rely on paths. Alternatively you can also ensure that the per-domain passwd files are in some other location, such as /etc/dovecot/auth/%d. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| dovecot | dovecot | < 2.4.0 |
| open-xchange | dovecot | < 3.1.0 |
References & Advisories (1)
Vendor Advisory