CVE-2026-101281 json
Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC SPF Macro opendmarc_spf.c opendmarc_sp2_find_mailfrom_domain improper authentication
published 2026-09-29 41 d ago modified 2026-10-01 38 d ago also EUVD-2026-88599
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-101281 updated cvss 7.3
opendmarc: OpenDMARC: Authentication bypass via improper SPF macro handling
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 38 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- xuyongzhe-vt.github.io https://xuyongzhe-vt.github.io/share/opendmarc-spf-postmaster-macro.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Trusted Domain Project OpenDMARC
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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github.com
/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/pull/328
issue-tracking, patch
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github.com
/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/commit/c48a74c758677fc5272a73eff15ffdbf8afda1a6
patch
-
xuyongzhe-vt.github.io
/share/opendmarc-spf-postmaster-macro.html
exploit
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/411038
vdb-entry, technical-description
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vuldb.com
/vuln/411038/cti
signature, permissions-required
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vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-101281
third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/submit/918284
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/trusteddomainproject/OpenDMARC/issues/262
issue-tracking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-101281
- NVD CVE-2026-101281
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