CVE-2026-40020

Public on 2026-05-12
Modified on 2026-05-14
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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core dovecot Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 dovecot Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N