CVE-2026-14969
What it is
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base where the LDBM backend attribute encryption uses a hardcoded static initialization vector for AES-CBC and 3DES-CBC operations, allowing an attacker with privileged filesystem access to detect plaintext equality across encrypted entries by comparing ciphertext blocks.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-329
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Redhat Directory Server 11.0
- Redhat Directory Server 12.0
- Redhat Directory Server 13.0
- Redhat 389 Directory Server
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.4
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Fix and advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14969
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497735