CVE-2026-40204 (GCVE-0-2026-40204)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 10:12 – Updated: 2026-08-28 14:56
VLAI
Summary
None None None No publicly available exploits are known.
Severity
3.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 14:56 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot Pro Affected: 2.3.0 , < 2.3.22.2 (semver)
Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.0.7 (semver)
Affected: 3.1.0 , < 3.1.6 (semver)
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Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot CE Affected: 2.3.0 , < 2.4.5 (semver)
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