CVE-2026-14969 | A flaw was found in 389-ds-base where the LDBM backend attri… | CVSS 4.4 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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-14969
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 2026-07-07 15:32 UTC
Published: 2026-07-07 15:48 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-07 16:11 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-329
Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode
Vendor / Product: Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 11
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

4.4 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (8)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Directory Server 11	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Directory Server 12	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Directory Server 13	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	—

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-329	cna	Generation of Predictable IV with CBC Mode

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
4.4	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References (2)