The comparison used for the doveadm password and API key is not fully timing safe and can reveal the length of the configured secret. An attacker with access to the same network as the doveadm service, able to make repeated requests and measure response timing accurately, can learn the length of the secret, which reduces the effort needed to guess it. The secret value itself is not disclosed. Restrict network access to the doveadm service to trusted clients. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | Timing Side-Channel Reveals Length of doveadm Secret |
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000
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| Description | The comparison used for the doveadm password and API key is not fully timing safe and can reveal the length of the configured secret. An attacker with access to the same network as the doveadm service, able to make repeated requests and measure response timing accurately, can learn the length of the secret, which reduces the effort needed to guess it. The secret value itself is not disclosed. Restrict network access to the doveadm service to trusted clients. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known. | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-200 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: OX
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-28T15:53:51.809Z
Reserved: 2026-04-27T08:53:58.839Z
Link: CVE-2026-42393
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-28T12:16:29.763
Modified: 2026-08-28T20:17:30.503
Link: CVE-2026-42393
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-28T13:45:17Z
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