CVE-2026-18922389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain authentication allows privilege escalation to directory manager via stale identity in cyrus sasl auxiliary property
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A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, a stale identity carried in a Cyrus SASL auxiliary property from a prior failed bind attempt can be installed on a connection following a subsequent, unrelated successful bind, regardless of which SASL mechanism completes that second bind. An attacker can send a SASL PLAIN bind as cn=Directory Manager with an incorrect password, then complete a SASL ANONYMOUS bind on the same connection, causing the server to grant Directory Manager authority without any valid credentials. A variant using a valid low-privileged account's own successful bind instead of an anonymous one is also possible.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- 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
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 redhat:directory_server_e4s | from 8060020260908152739.0ca98e7e not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 redhat:directory_server | from 8100020260904171440.37ed7c03 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:3.2.0-10.el10_2 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | from 0:3.0.6-21.el10_0 not affected | CNA record |
from 0:1.2.11.15-97.el6_10.1 not affected | CNA record | |
from 8040020260901171549.96015a92 not affected | CNA record | |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support redhat:rhel_eus_long_life | from 8040020260901171549.96015a92 not affected | CNA record |
from 8080020260831180218.6dbb3803 not affected | CNA record | |
from 8080020260831180218.6dbb3803 not affected | CNA record | |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support redhat:rhel_eus | from 0:2.6.1-24.el9_6 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64771vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64776vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64778vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64779vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64780vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64781vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64783vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64789vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64790vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64791vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64792vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64793vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64804vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64811vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79217vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18922vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2511388issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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