Attacker can use the IMAP SETACL command to inject the anyone permission to user's dovecot-acl file even if imap_acl_allow_anyone=no. This causes folders to be spammed to all users. The impact is limited to being able to spam folders to other users, no unexpe…
4.3Medium
CVE-2025-59031
Description
Dovecot has provided a script to use for attachment to text conversion. This script unsafely handles zip-style attachments. Attacker can use specially crafted OOXML documents to cause unintended files on the system to be indexed and subsequently ending up in FTS indexes. Do not use the provided script, instead, use something else like FTS tika. No publicly available exploits are known.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-200
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dovecot | dovecot | < 2.4.3 | |
| open-xchange | dovecot | < 2.3.22.1 | |
| Open-Xchange GmbH | OX Dovecot Pro | ≤ 2.3.0 |
References and patches
- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0001.json vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (3)
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.4.3cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*< 2.3.22.1cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*≥ 3.0.0 < 3.1.3