CVE-2025-59028
dovecot: Dovecot: Denial of Service via invalid SASL data
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 27, 2026
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Dovecot. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending invalid base64 Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) data to the server. This action disconnects the login process from the authentication server, causing all active authentication sessions to fail. Consequently, this can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) for concurrent logins, preventing legitimate users from authenticating.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-1286 · Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input