CVE-2026-11790

EUVD-2026-35422
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The PBKDF2-SHA256 password storage plugin does not enforce an upper bound on the iteration count extracted from stored password hashes. A privileged attacker who can modify a user's password hash can cause excessive CPU consumption during authentication, resulting in denial of service.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 21%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
redhatdirectory_server
11.0
redhatdirectory_server
12.0
redhatdirectory_server
13.0
redhat389_directory_server
1.3.6.0
redhatenterprise_linux
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux
8.0
redhatenterprise_linux
9.0
redhatenterprise_linux
10.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
389-ds-base
bookworm
vulnerable
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
vulnerable