CVE-2026-27857 | Open-Xchange OX Dovecot Pro up to 2.3.0 resource consumption (adv-2026-0001)

VDB-353845 · CVE-2026-27857 · ADV-2026-0001 OPEN-XCHANGE OX DOVECOT PRO UP TO 2.3.0 RESOURCE CONSUMPTION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.2 $0-$5k 3.24+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Open-Xchange OX Dovecot Pro up to 2.3.0. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-27857. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open-Xchange OX Dovecot Pro up to 2.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is: Sending "NOOP (((...)))" command with 4000 parenthesis open+close results in ~1MB extra memory usage. Longer commands will result in client disconnection. This 1 MB can be left allocated for longer time periods by not sending the command ending LF. So attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Install fixed version, there is no other remediation. No publicly available exploits are known. The advisory is shared at documentation.open-xchange.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-27857 since 02/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue. Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Type Mail Server Software Vendor Open-Xchange Name OX Dovecot Pro Version 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3.0 License open-source Website Vendor: https://www.open-xchange.com/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2 VulDB Base Score: 4.3 VulDB Temp Score: 4.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 4.3 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Resource consumption CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 02/24/2026 CVE reserved 03/27/2026 +31 days Advisory disclosed 03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Vendor: open-xchange.com Advisory: adv-2026-0001 Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-27857 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27857 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353845 Entryinfo Created: 03/27/2026 09:51 Changes: 03/27/2026 09:51 (63) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:196:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸