Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-101281Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC SPF Macro opendmarc_spf.c opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain improper authentication
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication 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 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw has been found in Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC up to 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain of the file libopendmarc/opendmarc_spf.c of the component SPF Macro Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | opendmarc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101281 |
| Debian:13 | opendmarc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101281 |
| Debian:14 | opendmarc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-101281 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101281 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101281 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101281 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | opendmarc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101281 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Domain Project | OpenDMARC | 1.4.01.4.11.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-411038 | Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC SPF Macro opendmarc_spf.c opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain improper authentication vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-411038 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-101281 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #918284 | The Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC 1.4.2 Improper Authentication third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/issues/262 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/pull/328 issue-tracking, patch
- https://xuyongzhe-vt.github.io/share/opendmarc-spf-postmaster-macro.html exploit
- https://github.com/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/commit/c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6 patch