Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the…
Priority LOW 19CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the ACL of a mailbox, as demonstrated by a symlinked shared mailbox.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01096 65th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.8 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.10 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.11 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.12 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.13 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.14 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | The 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
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.13 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.14 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 beta1 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83v9-j2gr-cch4
References
More The Dovecot Project Dovecot vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2010-3779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83v9-j2gr-cch4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3779 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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