The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 treats negative access rights as if they are positive access rights, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
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Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-02. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 treats negative access rights as if they are positive access rights, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
October 15, 2008
April 23, 2026
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | dovecot-common (1:1.1.11-0ubuntu4.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | dovecot-0:1.0.7-7.el5 | 2009-01-20 | redhat |
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