Bug 2525582 (CVE-2026-52681) - CVE-2026-52681 dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service via Sieve script manipulation
Summary: CVE-2026-52681 dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service via Sieve script manipulation
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-52681
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-08-28 11:24 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-01 06:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-28 11:24:12 UTC
Sieve CPU resource usage is tracked in the compiled script, so an attacker that has valid credentials can reset the accounting by repeatedly changing the active script. Compiled script files are also not removed when a script is deleted or renamed. The configured Sieve CPU limit can be bypassed, allowing sustained CPU consumption, and the leftover files increase disk consumption. Both can cause degradation of service for mail delivery. Monitor system for abnormal CPU usage and disk consumption. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.


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