CVE-2026-40203
Description
When IMAP compression is enabled, the same compression state is reused across responses in a session, so response sizes depend on both attacker-supplied mail and other mail in the same mailbox. An attacker that can send mail to a user and can also observe the sizes of that user's IMAP traffic can confirm whether the body of a small message matches a guessed text. Recovery of arbitrary unknown content was not demonstrated, but the attack can disclose whether a secret-like message body matches a candidate. Disable IMAP compression. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
How to fix
- Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot Pro2.3.22.2, 3.0.7, 3.1.6 or later
- Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot CE2.4.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot Pro | 2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.3.22.2, 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.7, 3.1.0 ≤ v < 3.1.6 | 2.3.22.2, 3.0.7, 3.1.6 |
| Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot CE | 2.3.0 ≤ v < 2.4.5 | 2.4.5 |
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