CVE-2026-42006
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.
Published:May 12, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 14, 2026
EPS:May 12, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00621
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Dovecot
Product
Dovecot
Dovecot
Dovecot
Vendor
Open-xchange
Product
Dovecot
Open-xchange
Dovecot
Vendor
Open-xchange
Product
Ox Dovecot Pro
Open-xchange
Ox Dovecot Pro
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
