mailcow: dockerized vulnerable to stored XSS in autodiscover logs email address field
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
mailcow: dockerized is an open source groupware/email suite based on docker. In versions prior to 2026-03b, the admin dashboard's Autodiscover logs render the EMailAddress value (logged as the "user" field) without HTML escaping. By submitting an unauthenticated Autodiscover request with a crafted EMailAddress containing HTML/JS, the payload is stored in Redis and executed when an admin views the Autodiscover logs. Version 2026-03b fixes the vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mailcow-dockerized (mailcow) Fixed in 2026-03b
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40872
References
More mailcow vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29529 mailcow: dockerized vulnerable to stored XSS in Quarantine attachment filenames CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2022-13182 OS Command Injection in mailcow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-18634 mailcow-dockerized critical information misrepresentation can lead to phishing attacks through Swagger UI CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-06557 mailcow-dockerized 2026-03b - Stored XSS in Queue Manager via unescaped CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-29527 mailcow: dockerized vulnerable to Second Order SQL Injection in quarantine category via API CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-29531 mailcow: dockerized vulnerable to stored XSS in user login history real_rip CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
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