CVE-2025-30189 Affecting dovecot package, versions <2.4.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE323-DOVECOT-14177135
  • published4 Dec 2025
  • disclosed31 Oct 2025

Introduced: 31 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-30189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.23 dovecot to version 2.4.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot package and not the dovecot package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.

When cache is enabled, some passdb/userdb drivers incorrectly cache all users with same cache key, causing wrong cached information to be used for these users. After cached login, all subsequent logins are for same user. Install fixed version or disable caching either globally or for the impacted passdb/userdb drivers. No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1