Bug 2452177 (CVE-2026-27855) - CVE-2026-27855 dovecot: Dovecot: Replay attack allows unauthorized login via observed One-Time Password (OTP) exchange
Summary: CVE-2026-27855 dovecot: Dovecot: Replay attack allows unauthorized login via ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-27855
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-27 09:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-27 14:52 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-27 09:02:16 UTC
Dovecot OTP authentication is vulnerable to replay attack under specific conditions. If auth cache is enabled, and username is altered in passdb, then OTP credentials can be cached so that same OTP reply is valid. An attacker able to observe an OTP exchange is able to log in as the user. If authentication happens over unsecure connection, switch to SCRAM protocol. Alternatively ensure the communcations are secured, and if possible switch to OAUTH2 or SCRAM. No publicly available exploits are known.


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