Denial of Service Vulnerability in 389 Directory Server by Red Hat
CVE-2026-18453

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat Directory Server 12
Red Hat Directory Server 13
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-18453?

A vulnerability has been identified in 389 Directory Server, where a missing NULL pointer check in the paged results handling of op_shared_search can be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker. By sending a carefully crafted series of search requests using the USE_ONE_BACKEND control, an attacker can crash the LDAP server, leading to a denial of service. This issue underscores the importance of implementing robust input validation to mitigate such risks.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18453
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509696
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Arthur Chan (Ada Logics) and Team (Anthropic) for reporting this issue.
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