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TI-2010-03158 Aliases CVE-2010-3304GHSA-8j3r-92hg-4567

The ACL plugin in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.13 propagates INBOX ACLs to newly created…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The ACL plugin in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.13 propagates INBOX ACLs to newly created mailboxes in certain configurations, which might allow remote attackers to read mailboxes that have unintended weak ACLs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0271 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.10VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.11VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.12VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.12 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3304
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j3r-92hg-4567

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2019-08591 In Dovecot before 2.2.36.4 and 2.3.x before 2.3.7.2 (and Pigeonhole before 0.5.7.2)… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05686 lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07114 The auth component in Dovecot before 2.2.27, when auth-policy is configured, allows a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2017-10567 Out-of-bounds read in Dovecot CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-12706 An issue was discovered in the auth component in Dovecot 2.2 and 2.3 before 2.3.20. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-08835 In Dovecot before 2.3.10.1, unauthenticated sending of malformed parameters to a NOOP… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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