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CVE-2026-33603

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Description

Attacker can use a specially crafted base64 exchange between Dovecot and Client to fake SCRAM TLS channel binding. This requires that the attacker is able to position itself between Dovecot and the client connection. If successful, the attacker can eavesdrop communications between Dovecot and client as MITM proxy. Install fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-12 14:17:01.600000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
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  "published": "2026-05-12T14:17:01.600",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T18:10:00.173",
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