Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-101016Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC opendmarc_policy.c opendmarc_policy_parse_dmarc exceptional condition
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in OpenDMARC from Trusted Domain Project. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. This affects the function opendmarc_policy_parse_dmarc in the library libopendmarc/opendmarc_policy.c. The manipulation of the argument fo/rf/ri/pct/sp/adkim/aspf/rua/ruf leads to handling of exceptional conditions. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | opendmarc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101016 |
| Debian:13 | opendmarc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101016 |
| Debian:14 | opendmarc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101016 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101016 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101016 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101016 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101016 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Domain Project | OpenDMARC | 1.4.01.4.11.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-755 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
References
- VDB-410886 | Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC opendmarc_policy.c opendmarc_policy_parse_dmarc exceptional condition vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-410886 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-101016 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #918242 | The Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC 1.4.2 Improper Authentication third-party-advisory
- https://xuyongzhe-vt.github.io/share/opendmarc-bad-tag-drops-policy.html exploit