CVE-2026-86008

Mailu is a mail server distributed as a set of Docker images. Prior to 8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556, a domain manager targeting an administrative account or another domain manager with greater privileges can reset passwords or obtain tokens for that account. This authorization failure allows a domain manager to take over a higher-privileged account and exercise that account's permissions. This vulnerability is addressed by commit 8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/commit/8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556
https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/issues/2685
https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/pull/4050
https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/security/advisories/GHSA-9pv5-rm76-3qwj

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Oct 2026, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-16 17:17

Updated : 2026-10-16 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-86008

Mitre link : CVE-2026-86008

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-86008

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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