CVE-2026-18651389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain bind installs connection credentials before account-lock check, allowing continued access as a locked account
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A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, the server installs connection-level bind credentials before performing the account-lock check. If the account is subsequently found to be locked, the bind is reported as failed to the client, but the already-installed authenticated state on the connection is not reverted. A client that supplies valid credentials for an account that has been administratively locked can continue to use the same connection with that account's privileges, defeating account lock as an access-revocation control.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11 redhat:directory_server | 11 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | 10 | CNA record |
redhat directory_server redhat:directory_server | 11.0; 12.0; 13.0 | NVD |
redhat 389_directory_server redhat:389_directory_server | all versions | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18651vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510617issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
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