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Medium 5.3Published Mar 27, 2026

CVE-2026-27860If auth_username_chars is empty, it is possible to inject arbitrary LDAP filter to Dovecot's LDAP authentication.

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

If auth_username_chars is empty, it is possible to inject arbitrary LDAP filter to Dovecot's LDAP authentication. This leads to potentially bypassing restrictions and allows probing of LDAP structure. Do not clear out auth_username_chars, or install fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS
5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-90
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
dovecot dovecot
dovecot:dovecot
before 2.4.3
NVD
open-xchange dovecot
open-xchange:dovecot
before 3.1.4
NVD

References

  • vendor-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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