CVE-2025-59028

HIGH EPSS 35.7%
Published Mar 27, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Description

When sending invalid base64 SASL data, login process is disconnected from the auth server, causing all active authentication sessions to fail. Invalid BASE64 data can be used to DoS a vulnerable server to break concurrent logins. Install fixed version or disable concurrency in login processes (heavy perfomance penalty on large deployments). No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
35.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
dovecotdovecot* <2.4.3
open-xchangedovecot* <3.1.2

References 1

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.