CVE-2026-11790

Published Jun 9, 2026

Last updated 3 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
directory_server, 389_directory_server, enterprise_linux

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
4.9
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-400

Social media

Hype score
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Configurations