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CVE-2026-11790
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-06-09T14:16:37.197 · Last modified 2026-06-30T14:16:25.230

Summary

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The PBKDF2-SHA256 password storage plugin does not enforce an upper bound on the iteration count extracted from stored password hashes. A privileged attacker who can modify a user's password hash can cause excessive CPU consumption during authentication, resulting in denial of service.

Affected products

redhat — directory_server

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