CVE-2026-14969389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: static initialization vector in aes-cbc/3des-cbc attribute encryption
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A flaw was found in 389-ds-base where the LDBM backend attribute encryption uses a hardcoded static initialization vector for AES-CBC and 3DES-CBC operations, allowing an attacker with privileged filesystem access to detect plaintext equality across encrypted entries by comparing ciphertext blocks.
- CVSS
- 4.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-329
- 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
- Jul 7, 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-2026-14969vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497735issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat, vendor-advisory
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