CVE-2026-14969

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductRedhat Directory Server
PublishedJul 7, 2026
First seenJul 7, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-329CWE-329

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
redhat directory_server11.0, 12.0, 13.0—
redhat 389_directory_serverNo range specified—
redhat enterprise_linux7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0—

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