Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2026· Updated Sep 3, 2026
CVE-2026-33607
CVE-2026-33607
Description
An attacker that has valid credentials can use IMAP LIST command to consume CPU. This can cause degradation or denial of service for IMAP. Monitor system for abnormal CPU usage and kill the offending process and lock account. Alternatively install fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/dovecot24&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/dovecot24&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2.4.4-160000.2.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.4-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.5-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Dovecot: 17 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Flaws Disclosed Together on August 28, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Aug 28, 2026