7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-27857
Citrix Gateway Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

Sending "NOOP (((...)))" command with 4000 parenthesis open+close results in ~1MB extra memory usage. Longer commands will result in client disconnection. This 1 MB can be left allocated for longer time periods by not sending the command ending LF. So attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Install fixed version, there is no other remediation. No publicly available exploits are known.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2026, 9:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2026, 3:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-27857 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dovecot dovecot
1 Open-xchange dovecot
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 8ce71d90-2354-404b-a86e-bec2cc4e6981
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Solution
Install the fixed version to address memory exhaustion via crafted commands.
  • Install the vendor-supplied fixed version.
  • Update the affected software immediately.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-27857 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

    Jun. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1', 'cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1', 'cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-770
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13498
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13830
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13857
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17602
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17625
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17626
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17628
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17630
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18053
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19149
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19364
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19453
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19455
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26564
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27857
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452179
    Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-27857.json
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Open-Xchange GmbH', 'modules': ['core'], 'product': 'OX Dovecot Pro', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.3.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-27857', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-03-27T12:39:00.311649Z'}
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:dovecot:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3.22.1
    Added Reference Type Open-Xchange: https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0001.json Types: Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Sending "NOOP (((...)))" command with 4000 parenthesis open+close results in ~1MB extra memory usage. Longer commands will result in client disconnection. This 1 MB can be left allocated for longer time periods by not sending the command ending LF. So attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Attacker could connect possibly from even a single IP and create 1000 connections to allocate 1 GB of memory, which would likely result in reaching VSZ limit and killing the process and its other proxied connections. Install fixed version, there is no other remediation. No publicly available exploits are known.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added Reference https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0001.json
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.