An attacker that has valid credentials can submit a Sieve script containing an extreme numeric literal, which causes an out-of-bounds write when the ManageSieve service compiles the script. This causes memory corruption and an observed crash of the ManageSieve process, resulting in denial of service for script management. This might be able to be used for remote code execution. Disable the ManageSieve service if users do not need remote Sieve script management. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
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History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Ce
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Pro
Vendors & Products Open-xchange
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Ce
Open-xchange ox Dovecot Pro

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Write in ManageSieve Script Compilation Leading to Potential Remote Code Execution dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service in ManageSieve service via crafted Sieve script
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Write in ManageSieve Script Compilation Leading to Potential Remote Code Execution

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Description An attacker that has valid credentials can submit a Sieve script containing an extreme numeric literal, which causes an out-of-bounds write when the ManageSieve service compiles the script. This causes memory corruption and an observed crash of the ManageSieve process, resulting in denial of service for script management. This might be able to be used for remote code execution. Disable the ManageSieve service if users do not need remote Sieve script management. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weaknesses CWE-124
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T15:54:38.082Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T09:59:59.342Z

Link: CVE-2026-40013

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T14:32:43.347Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T12:16:28.113

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:17:29.237

Link: CVE-2026-40013

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-28T10:12:16Z

Links: CVE-2026-40013 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T15:00:11Z

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