Is CVE-2008-1218 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1218 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1218?

CVE-2008-1218 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1218?

CVE-2008-1218 has an EPSS score of 7.34% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1218?

Upgrade dovecot on debian 11 to 1:1.0.13-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1218

MEDIUMEPSS 94th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Dovecot 1.0.x before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.rc3, when using blocking passdbs, allows remote attackers to bypass the password check via a password containing TAB characters, which are treated as argument delimiters that enable the skip_password_check field to be specified.

CWE-255

How to fix

Remediation Available

dovecotDebian

Fixed in:1:1.0.13-1CVE-2008-1218

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.