CVE-2026-27851

When safe filter is used with variable expansion, all following pipelines on the same string are incorrectly interpreted as safe too, enabling unsafe data to be unescaped. This can enable SQL / LDAP injection attacks when used in authentication. Avoid using safe filter until on fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS v3 7.4 HIGH

7.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0002.json	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27851
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2476471
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-27851.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:::::pro:::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-12 14:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 02:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-27851

Mitre link : CVE-2026-27851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-27851

JSON object : View

Products Affected

open-xchange

dovecot

dovecot

dovecot

CWE

CWE-235

Improper Handling of Extra Parameters

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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