CVE-2026-11789
4.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
Description
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The SMD5 password storage plugin performs unsigned integer underflow when computing salt length from a crafted password hash shorter than 16 bytes, causing a buffer over-read that crashes the LDAP server during authentication.
How to fix CVE-2026-11789
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/389-ds-base—no fix listed
Is CVE-2026-11789 being exploited?
No exploitation signal available. Neither CISA KEV nor a current EPSS score has been published for CVE-2026-11789.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |