ALPINE-CVE-2026-40016

Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-40016
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-40016.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2026-40016
Upstream
Published
2026-05-12T14:17:03.570Z
Modified
2026-08-05T06:31:00.936217722Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Attacker can upload a malicious Sieve script over ManageSieve service (or locally) to bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve up to 130 times of the configured limit. Attacker can use this to degrade server performance and bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve scripts. Install fixed version, or alternatively prevent direct access to Sieve scripts via ManageSieve or local access. No publicly available exploits are known.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.23 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.4-r0

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-40016.json"

Alpine:v3.24 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.4-r0

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-40016.json"