CVE-2026-42393
The comparison used for the doveadm password and API key is not fully timing safe and can reveal the length of the configured secret. An attacker with access to the same network as the doveadm service, able to make repeated requests and measure response timing accurately, can learn the length of the secret, which reduces the effort needed to guess it. The secret value itself is not disclosed. Restrict network access to the doveadm service to trusted clients. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Published:Aug 28, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 1, 2026
EPS:Aug 28, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00145
CVSS Score:3.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Open-xchange
Product
Ox Dovecot Ce
Open-xchange
Ox Dovecot Ce
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)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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
