CVE-2026-14969
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: static initialization vector in aes-cbc/3des-cbc attribute encryption
CVSS Score
4.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-329 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat directory server 11 |
| Published | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jul 7, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 11
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 12
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 13
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected References
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Rukin (Arenadata) for reporting this issue.