Findings

CVE-2026-33603

Attacker can use a specially crafted base64 exchange between Dovecot and Client to fake SCRAM TLS channel binding.

Published May 12, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · dovecot dovecot

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.

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Timeline

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  1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe dovecot/dovecotversion unspecified
  • cpe open-xchange/dovecotversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33603

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33603

    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 betwee

    nvd.nist.gov

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