Bug 2476470 (CVE-2026-40016) - CVE-2026-40016 dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service due to Sieve script CPU limit bypass
Summary: CVE-2026-40016 dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service due to Sieve script CPU li...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-40016
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2481121 2481122 2481123
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-05-12 14:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-25 07:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-12 14:01:52 UTC
Attacker can upload a malicious Sieve script over ManageSieve service (or locally) to bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve up to 130 times of the configured limit. Attacker can use this to degrade server performance and bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve scripts. Install fixed version, or alternatively prevent direct access to Sieve scripts via ManageSieve or local access. No publicly available exploits are known.


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