Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-101277Trusted Domain Project OpenDKIM Tag Tokenizer dkim.c dkim_process_set less trusted source
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in OpenDKIM from Trusted Domain Project. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in Trusted Domain Project OpenDKIM up to 2.11.0. The impacted element is the function dkim_process_set of the file dkim.c of the component Tag Tokenizer. Performing a manipulation results in use of less trusted source. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. 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 | opendkim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101277 |
| Debian:13 | opendkim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101277 |
| Debian:14 | opendkim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101277 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | opendkim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101277 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | opendkim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101277 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | opendkim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101277 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | opendkim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101277 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Domain Project | OpenDKIM | 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7 |
Weakness: CWE-348 · 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:R
References
- VDB-411034 | Trusted Domain Project OpenDKIM Tag Tokenizer dkim.c dkim_process_set less trusted source vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-411034 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-101277 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #918270 | The Trusted Domain Project OpenDKIM 2.11.0 Improper Input Validation third-party-advisory
- https://xuyongzhe-vt.github.io/share/opendkim-tag-parser-desync.html exploit