# CVE-2026-86008: Mailu domain managers can take over higher-privileged accounts

- Also known as: GHSA-9PV5-RM76-3QWJ
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-16 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Mailu: fixed in 8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556

## Description

Mailu is a mail server distributed as a set of Docker images. Prior to 8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556, a domain manager targeting an administrative account or another domain manager with greater privileges can reset passwords or obtain tokens for that account. This authorization failure allows a domain manager to take over a higher-privileged account and exercise that account's permissions. This vulnerability is addressed by commit 8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/security/advisories/GHSA-9pv5-rm76-3qwj
- https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/issues/2685
- https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/pull/4050
- https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/commit/8577c929b4ade04d3cd4210cf036601abd793556

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