CVE-2026-11790

MEDIUM

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: pbkdf2 password storage plugin unbounded iteration count denial of service

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11790
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2485421
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485421

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (16)
Red Hat/Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat/Red Hat Directory Server 12
Red Hat/Red Hat Directory Server 13
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
redhat/389_directory_server 1.3.6.0
redhat/directory_server 11.0
... and 6 more
Published Jun 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 09, 2026