CVE-2026-18651 PUBLISHED

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: sasl plain bind installs connection credentials before account-lock check, allowing continued access as a locked account

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 03.08.2026 Published: 03.08.2026 Updated: 03.08.2026

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. During SASL PLAIN authentication, the server installs connection-level bind credentials before performing the account-lock check. If the account is subsequently found to be locked, the bind is reported as failed to the client, but the already-installed authenticated state on the connection is not reverted. A client that supplies valid credentials for an account that has been administratively locked can continue to use the same connection with that account's privileges, defeating account lock as an access-revocation control.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Directory Server 11
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Directory Server 12
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Directory Server 13
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

When locking an account, also rotate its LDAP password. Locking the account alone is not enough: this flaw lets a bind with the account's still-valid password succeed even after it's locked.

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Rukin (Arenadata) and Chris Jarrett-Davies (OpenAI Security Research) for reporting this issue.

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Authentication CWE