Answer in brief
CVE-2026-42008 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in CISA ADP Vulnrichment. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot CE (generic), Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot Pro (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot CE (generic), Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot Pro (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot CEgeneric | >=2.3.4 <2.4.5 | 2.4.5 |
| Open-Xchange GmbH/OX Dovecot Progeneric | >=2.3.4 <2.3.22.2 || >=3.0.0 <3.0.7 || >=3.1.0 <3.1.6 | 2.3.22.2, 3.0.7, 3.1.6 |
Published upstream
Aug 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 28, 2026
Forwarding information received from a host listed as a trusted proxy is not kept separate from Dovecot's own authentication fields, so a value sent by that host can be injected as an internal authentication field. Any host permitted to act as a trusted proxy can authenticate as any user without knowing that user's password. This affects deployments whose password database honours a field that permits authentication without a password. Deployments that do not configure trusted proxies are not affected. Restrict the list of trusted proxy networks to hosts that are fully under your control. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
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