VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4577

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references