Resource exhaustion in Open-Xchange Gmbh Ox Dovecot Ce
CVE-2026-42395
A host listed as a trusted proxy can send forwarding information containing a NUL byte, which crashes the login process on the following login attempt. The login process is terminated, which can cause degradation or denial of service for logins. Deployments that do not configure trusted proxies are not affected. Restrict the list of trusted proxy networks to hosts that are fully under your control. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@open-xchange.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-42395?
- CVE-2026-42395 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Xchange Gmbh Ox Dovecot Ce, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2026-42395?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.