CVE-2026-27855 Affecting dovecot23-backend-pgsql package, versions <2.3.21.1-150200.76.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-DOVECOT23BACKENDPGSQL-20255271
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed14 Sept 2026

Introduced: 14 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-27855  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 dovecot23-backend-pgsql to version 2.3.21.1-150200.76.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot23-backend-pgsql package and not the dovecot23-backend-pgsql package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Dovecot OTP authentication is vulnerable to replay attack under specific conditions. If auth cache is enabled, and username is altered in passdb, then OTP credentials can be cached so that same OTP reply is valid. An attacker able to observe an OTP exchange is able to log in as the user. If authentication happens over unsecure connection, switch to SCRAM protocol. Alternatively ensure the communcations are secured, and if possible switch to OAUTH2 or SCRAM. No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1