Resource exhaustion in Open-Xchange Gmbh Ox Dovecot Pro

CVE-2026-33605

An unauthenticated attacker can crash the ManageSieve login process by sending a small malformed command before authenticating. If running in high-security mode (default for community releases), only the attacker's own connection is terminated. If running in high-performance mode (default for Pro releases), all connections handled by the same managesieve-login process are terminated. Repeating the attack can cause denial of service for Sieve script management. Restrict network access to the ManageSieve service to trusted clients. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33605?
CVE-2026-33605 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Xchange Gmbh Ox Dovecot Pro, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-33605?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.