Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2026· Updated Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-14969
CVE-2026-14969
Description
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.
Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:389_directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14969nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- 389-ds-base: Batch of Four Vulnerabilities Includes Heap Overflow and Crypto WeaknessesVypr Intelligence · Jul 8, 2026