CVE-2026-40871 PUBLISHED

mailcow: dockerized vulnerable to Second Order SQL Injection in quarantine category via API

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 15.04.2026 Published: 21.04.2026 Updated: 21.04.2026

mailcow: dockerized is an open source groupware/email suite based on docker. Versions prior to 2026-03b have a second-order SQL injection vulnerability in the quarantine_category field via the Mailcow API. The /api/v1/add/mailbox endpoint stores quarantine_category without validation or sanitization. This value is later used by quarantine_notify.py, which constructs SQL queries using unsafe % string formatting instead of parameterized queries. This results in a delayed (second-order) SQL injection when the quarantine notification job executes, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL. Using a UNION SELECT, sensitive data (e.g., admin credentials) can be exfiltrated and rendered inside quarantine notification emails. Version 2026-03b fixes the vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.2

Product Status

Vendor mailcow
Product mailcow-dockerized
Versions
  • Version < 2026-03b is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE
  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output CWE
  • CWE-564: SQL Injection: Hibernate CWE