Medium severity · published Aug 3, 2026
CVE-2026-18651
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain bind installs connection credentials before account-lock check, allowing continued access as a locked account
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 11 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 13 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
3D
389 Directory Server · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DS
Directory Server · Redhat
11.0; 12.0; 13.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat
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