SQL Injection in Dovecot (CVE-2026-24031)
Summary
SQL injection in Dovecot (CVE-2026-24031). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Dovecot SQL based authentication can be bypassed when auth_username_chars is cleared by admin. This vulnerability allows bypassing authentication for any user and user enumeration. Do not clear auth_username_chars. If this is not possible, install latest fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-24031 has been found in Dovecot.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Dovecot CVE-2026-24031" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-24031 (Dovecot) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 7.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in Dovecot.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Dovecot.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Dovecot' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Dovecot' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Dovecotを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2026-24031 dovecot Fixed in: 2.4.3-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-24031 dovecot Fixed in: 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u4
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24031 dovecot Fixed in: 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-5ubuntu4.1
References
- patch security@open-xchange.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web access.redhat.com
- web bugzilla.redhat.com
- web security.access.redhat.com
- web github.com