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CVE-2010-3779

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the ACL of a mailbox, as demonstrated by a symlinked shared mailbox.

Severity
Low 3.5
Published
6 Oct 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 66% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-264
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DovecotServers and applications · cpe:a:dovecot:dovecot
  • Version 2.0-beta1
  • Version 1.2.14
  • Version 1.2.13
  • Version 1.2.12
All 16 release lines
  • Version 1.2.0
  • Version 1.2.1
  • Version 1.2.2
  • Version 1.2.3
  • Version 1.2.4
  • Version 1.2.5
  • Version 1.2.6
  • Version 1.2.7
  • Version 1.2.8
  • Version 1.2.9
  • Version 1.2.10
  • Version 1.2.11
  • Version 1.2.12
  • Version 1.2.13
  • Version 1.2.14
  • Version 2.0-beta1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3779
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3779