389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain authentication allows privilege escalation to directory manager via stale identity in cyrus sasl auxiliary property
28Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 9.8epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 55% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 13Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64771https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64776https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64778https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64779https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64780https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64781https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64783https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64789https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64790https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64791